Nehemiah 5:6 “When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely ang…”

Nehemiah 5:6

When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then was I very angrie when I heard their crie and these wordes.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

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Cross references

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

Nehemiah 13:25 Exodus 11:8 Numbers 16:15 Ephesians 4:26 Nehemiah 13:8 Mark 3:5

Nehemiah 13:25 · BSB

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take th…

Exodus 11:8 · BSB

And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

Numbers 16:15 · BSB

Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

Ephesians 4:26 · BSB

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Nehemiah 13:8 · BSB

And I was greatly displeased and threw all of Tobiah’s household goods out of the room.

Mark 3:5 · BSB

Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

7and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them

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