Nehemiah 5:11
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
Cross-references
Nehemiah 5:3 describes the hardship of mortgaging fields — Nehemiah 5:11 demands reversal of that oppression.
Nehemiah 5:4 shows debts for taxes — Nehemiah 5:11's restoration addresses these exact losses.
In 1 Samuel 12:3, Samuel declares he never took a bribe or oppressed anyone, setting a standard of integrity that Nehemiah demands from the nobles.
Isaiah 58:6 defines true fasting as releasing unjust burdens — Nehemiah's demand to return property and interest echoes that call for justice.
Exodus 22:25 forbids charging interest — Nehemiah enforces that law by demanding return of interest already taken.
Matthew 18:28 shows a servant harshly demanding repayment — Nehemiah's call to cancel debts is the opposite.
Leviticus 6:4 requires restoring what was taken unjustly, similar to Nehemiah's demand to return pledged property and interest.
Luke 3:8 demands tangible fruit of repentance — Nehemiah's command to restore property exemplifies such fruit.
Leviticus 6:5 adds a fifth to restitution, while Nehemiah simply orders return without penalty, but both involve making things right.