6And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.


In Context

3 And there were some that said: Let us mortgage our lands, and our vineyards, and our houses, and let us take corn be- cause of the famine.

4 And others said: Let us borrow money for the king's tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards:

5 And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess.

6 And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.

7 And my heart thought with myself: and I rebuked the nobles and magistrates, and said to them: Do you every one ex- act usury of your brethren ? And I gathered together a great assembly against them,

8 And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them ? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.

Nehemiah 5:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:6When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:6And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.