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


In Context

3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

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.

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

7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer. ]

Nehemiah 5:6 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:6And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.

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.