Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
International Standard Version
Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews,
A Conservative Version
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
American Standard Version
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Amplified
Now there was a great outcry of the [poorer] people and their wives against their Jewish brothers [to whom they were deeply in debt].
Bible in Basic English
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.
Darby Translation
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Julia Smith Translation
And a cry of the people and their wives will be great against their brethren the Jews.
King James 2000
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now there was a great cry of distress of the people and of their wives [against] their Jewish brothers.
Modern King James verseion
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews.
NET Bible
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
New Heart English Bible
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
The Emphasized Bible
Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives, - against their brethren the Jews.
Webster
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
World English Bible
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nehemiah Deals With Strife
1 There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen. 2 Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”
Cross References
Isaiah 5:7
is the house of Israel,
and the men
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out
Exodus 22:25-27
“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.
Leviticus 25:35-37
“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
Job 31:38-39
and its furrows join in weeping,
Job 34:28
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Luke 18:7
Acts 7:26
The next day he showed up while they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
1 Corinthians 6:6-8
Instead, believer
James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers