Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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Verse 9 is found in chapter 5 of Nehemiah. Nehemiah becomes angry and confronts the nobles and officials for charging interest to their own brothers. He recalls that other Jews have been redeemed from captivity and asks how they can once again subject one another. Liberation from exile therefore acquires an ethical dimension: a restored community must not reproduce relationships of exploitation.
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Und ich sprach: Es ist nicht gut, was ihr tut. Solltet ihr nicht in der Furcht Gottes wandeln um des Hohnes willen der Heiden, unsrer Feinde?
Y dije: No es bien lo que hacéis, ¿no andaréis en temor de nuestro Dios, por no ser el oprobio de las gentes enemigas nuestras?
Puis je dis: Ce que vous faites n'est pas bien. Ne devriez-vous pas marcher dans la crainte de notre Dieu, pour n'être pas insultés par les nations nos ennemies?
Ed io dissi: Ciò che voi fate non è buono; non dovete voi camminar nel timor dell’Iddio nostro, per tema del vituperio delle genti nostre nemiche?
Disse mais: Não é bom o que fazeis; porventura não andaríeis no temor do nosso Deus, por causa do opróbrio das nações, os nossos inimigos?
我又說:「你們做的這事不對!你們行事不是應該敬畏我們的上帝,免得列國我們的仇敵毀謗我們嗎?
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