Nehemiah 5:3 meaning and explanation

Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

Nehemiah 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah is governor of Judah, rebuilding Jerusalem's wall while his people struggle to survive. In verse 3 a third group speaks: to buy grain during a famine, they are pledging their fields, vineyards and homes as security for loans.

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