3And there are who are saying, 'Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'


In Context

1 And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,

2 yea, there are who are saying, 'Our sons, and our daughters, we — are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

3 And there are who are saying, 'Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

4 And there are who are saying, 'We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fields, and our vineyards;

5 and now, as the flesh of our brethren is our flesh, as their sons are our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards are to others.'

Nehemiah 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get corn, because of the dearth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3Some also there were that said, |We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.