Nehemiah 5:10

5:10 Even I and my relatives and my associates are lending them money and grain. But let us abandon this practice of seizing collateral!

Nehemiah 9:31

9:31 However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.


tn Heb “brothers.”

tn Heb “lads.”

tn Heb “this debt.” This expression is a metonymy of association: “debt” refers to the seizure of the collateral of the debt.