Some men and their wives cried out against their Jewish brothers and sisters.

百姓和他们的妻大大呼号，埋怨他们的弟兄犹大人。

百姓和他们的妻子大大呼号，埋怨他们的弟兄犹太人。

百姓和他们的妻子大大呼号，埋怨他们的弟兄犹太人。

那时，民众和他们的妻子都抱怨他们的犹太同胞。

那时，民众和他们的妻子大声呼冤，控告自己的同胞犹大人。

百姓和他們的妻大大呼號，埋怨他們的弟兄猶大人。

百姓和他們的妻子大大呼號，埋怨他們的弟兄猶太人。

百姓和他們的妻子大大呼號，埋怨他們的弟兄猶太人。

那時，民眾和他們的妻子都抱怨他們的猶太同胞。

那時，民眾和他們的妻子大聲呼冤，控告自己的同胞猶大人。

那時有人民和他們的妻子大大哀叫、埋怨他們的族弟兄猶大人。

維時、民與其婦號呼、怨其同宗猶大人、

匹夫匹婦號呼、怨其同宗猶大人、

民與其妻大號呼、怨其同族猶大人、

Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.

Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.

About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews.

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.

And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren.

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.

The vineyard of the Lord who rules over all is the nation of Israel. The people of Judah are the vines he took delight in. He kept looking for them to do what is fair. But all he saw was blood being spilled. He kept looking for them to do what is right. But all he heard were cries of suffering.

They caused poor people to cry out to him. He heard the cries of those who were in need.

“ Suppose you lend money to one of my people among you who is in need. Then do not treat it like a business deal. Do not charge any interest at all.Suppose your neighbor owes you money and gives you a coat as a promise to pay it back. Then return it by sunset.That coat is the only thing your neighbor owns to wear or sleep in. When they cry out to me, I will listen, because I am loving and kind.

“ Suppose my land cries out against me. And all its soil is wet with tears.Suppose I’ve used up its crops without paying for them. Or I’ve broken the spirit of its renters.

The Lord said,“ I have seen how my people are suffering in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers. I am concerned about their suffering.

Suppose someone is poor among you. And suppose they live in one of the towns in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Then don’t be mean to them. They are poor. So don’t hold back money from them.Instead, open your hands and lend them what they need. Do it freely.Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself,“ The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.So give freely to needy people. Let your heart be tender toward them. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all your work. He will bless you in everything you do.There will always be poor people in the land. So I’m commanding you to give freely to those who are poor and needy in your land. Open your hands to them.

The next day Moses saw two Israelites fighting. He tried to make peace between them.‘ Men, you are both Israelites,’ he said.‘ Why do you want to hurt each other?’

Instead, one believer goes to court against another. And this happens in front of unbelievers!When you take another believer to court, you have lost the battle already. Why not be treated wrongly? Why not be cheated?Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong. And you do it to your brothers and sisters.

God’s chosen people cry out to him day and night. Won’t he make things right for them? Will he keep putting them off?

“‘ Suppose any of your own people become poor. And suppose they can’t take care of themselves. Then help them just as you would help an outsider or a stranger. In that way, the poor can continue to live among you.Do not charge them interest of any kind. Instead, have respect for God. Then those who have become poor can continue to live among you.If you lend them money, you must not charge them interest. And you must not sell them food for more than it cost you.

You have even failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields. Their pay is crying out against you. The cries of those who gathered the harvest have reached the ears of the Lord. He rules over all.