Text: Nehemiah 5:11
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 22:25
Subject: Reforming predatory loans (C) (* see release statute network)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Nehemiah 5:11 demands that the nobles restore fields, vineyards, and houses along with the percentage extracted from the poor — reversing the economic exploitation that violates the broader Exodus 22 legislation protecting vulnerable members of the covenant community. The command to restore "immediately" reflects the urgency of Exodus 22's concern for the poor, where God warns that He will personally hear the cry (צְעָקָה, tse'aqah) of the oppressed and respond with anger. Nehemiah's insistence on full restitution, not merely cessation of future usury, shows him applying the spirit of Exodus 22 comprehensively to restore economic justice within the restored community.