Nehemiah 5:9
9And I say, 'Not good [is] the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
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9And I say, 'Not good [is] the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
Nehemiah 5 pivots from the external threat of opposition to an internal crisis: the wealthy Jewish nobles are exploiting their own people through usury and debt-slavery, even as the wall rises. Nehemiah confronts this injustice with righteous anger, forcing a public repentance an
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