
King James Version
Nehemiah 5:5 KJV
“Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
Borrowing
Nehemiah 5 — Context
Nehemiah 5:4 — “There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
Nehemiah 5:5 — “Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
Nehemiah 5:6 — “And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.”