Nehemiah 5:2 DBY

¹  And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

²  And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.

³  And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth.

⁴  And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;