Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 5 of Nehemiah. The poor report an economic crisis: some must mortgage fields and vineyards to buy food, while others lose their property because of taxes. The situation reveals a deep contradiction: the community is rebuilding Jerusalem while some of its members cannot sustain their own families.
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Aber etliche sprachen: Laßt uns unsre Äcker, Weinberge und Häuser versetzen und Getreide nehmen in der Teuerung.
Y había quienes decían: Hemos empeñado nuestras tierras, y nuestras viñas, y nuestras casas, para comprar grano en el hambre.
D'autres disaient: Nous engageons nos champs, nos vignes, et nos maisons, pour avoir du blé pendant la famine.
Altri vi erano che dicevano: Noi impegnammo i nostri campi, e le nostre vigne, e le nostre case; facciasi adunque che riceviamo del grano in questa carestia.
Também havia quem dizia: As nossas terras, as nossas vinhas e as nossas casas empenhamos, para tomarmos trigo nesta fome.
有的說:「我們典押了田地、葡萄園、房屋,才得糧食充飢。」
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