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I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
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A Shameful Contrast
Commentators emphasize the powerful contrast Nehemiah presents. He and other leaders were using their own resources to buy back Jews from slavery to foreigners. In stark opposition, the wealthy nobles were causing their own impoverished brethren to be sold into slavery to fellow Jews. This hypocrisy was the heart of his rebuke.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Nehemiah contrasts his own example with that of the rich Jews. He had spent money redeeming some countrymen from servitude among pagans; they were …
19th Century
Anglican
Will ye even sell your brethren? —The appeal is a strong one. Nehemiah and his friends had redeemed Jews from the heathen…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said unto them The nobles, and rulers, and other rich persons that exacted usury of the poor:
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