Nehemiah 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Nehemiah 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?”
Nehemiah 5:9 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? ”
Nehemiah 5:9 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I say, `Not good <FI>is<Fi> the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?”
Nehemiah 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of ourGod, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies? ”
Nehemiah 5:9 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God, for the reproche of the heathen our enemies?”
Nehemiah 5:9 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:9 in Context — Nehemiah 5
7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9 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?
10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:9 Mean?
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