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The external threat was beaten; now an internal one erupts — the rich are lending at interest to their own starving brothers, taking fields, vineyards, and children as collateral. Nehemiah convenes an assembly, shames the nobles into restitution, makes them swear an oath, and then sets the record straight about his own twelve years as governor: no bread taken, no land bought.
Themes Economic justice among brothers · Leadership integrity · Oaths and accountability · The fear of God as restraint
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- World English Bible · Public domain
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- Protestant
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- Static chapter guide; no live generation
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