Neh 5:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : The worst part was that some were forced to sell their children as slaves to pay their debts. They said, “Our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren…yet indeed we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves” . Their children were as precious as anyone else’s, and it hurt them deeply that they could not redeem them. This was especially sad because they were all Israelites and should have shown kindness to one another (Malachi 2:10; Job 31:15 ).

‏ Nehemiah 5:5

v. 5: The worst part was that some were forced to sell their children as slaves to pay their debts. They said, “Our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren…yet indeed we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves” . Their children were as precious as anyone else’s, and it hurt them deeply that they could not redeem them. This was especially sad because they were all Israelites and should have shown kindness to one another (Malachi 2:10; Job 31:15 ^a).