Nehemiah 5:4

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

"There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards." - Nehemiah 5:4
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What does Nehemiah 5:4 mean?

The Bible verse Nehemiah 5:4 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards." This verse is part of the book of Nehemiah, which recounts the story of Nehemiah leading the…

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Nehemiah 5:4 (KJV) states, "There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards." This verse mirrors the struggles faced by the exiles returning from Babylon and rebuilding Jerusalem. It speaks profoundly to the theme…

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Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of reverence and a burdened spirit, seeking Your divine wisdom and guidance in our financial matters. In the book of Nehemiah, chapter 5, verse 4, we are reminded of the struggles faced by Your people when they…

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Nehemiah 5:4 - "There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards."
Nehemiah 4:5 - "And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders."
Nehemiah 4:4-5 - "Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders."
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 10:5 - "Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,"
Nehemiah 12:5 - "Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,"
Nehemiah 12:4 - "Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 10:4 - "Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"
Nehemiah 5:1 - "And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews."
"And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders." - Nehemiah 4:5
"Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah," - Nehemiah 10:5
"Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah," - Nehemiah 12:5
Nehemiah 5:6 - "¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words."
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah," - Nehemiah 12:4
"Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch," - Nehemiah 10:4
Nehemiah 3:5 - "And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord."
Nehemiah 4:4 - "Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:"
Nehemiah 4:8 - "And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 5:19 - "Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people."
Nehemiah 7:4 - "Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 6:5 - "Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;"
Nehemiah 2:4 (KJVA) 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 4:10 - "And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall."
Nehemiah 6:4 - "Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner."