Nehemiah 5:8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Cross-reference
In Nehemiah 9:37, the people lament foreign rule — the very Gentiles to whom nobles were selling their brothers, compounding oppression.
Leviticus 25:47-49 establishes the law of redeeming impoverished Israelites sold to foreigners—the very principle Nehemiah invokes here.
Galatians 6:10 urges doing good especially to fellow believers; Nehemiah's buying back fellow Jews exemplifies that priority.
In Genesis 37:27, Joseph's brothers sell him to Ishmaelites — the same betrayal Nehemiah rebukes when nobles sell their own people.
In Exodus 21:2, the law limits Hebrew servitude to six years — the legal backdrop for Nehemiah's rebuke against permanent enslavement of fellow Jews.
In Leviticus 25:48, the law commands redeeming a sold brother — exactly what Nehemiah and his companions did for their fellow Jews.
Amos 8:6 condemns buying the poor for silver — the same sin Nehemiah rebukes, showing persistent injustice in Israel.
Revelation 18:13 lists slaves as 'human souls' in Babylon's trade — a stark condemnation of treating people as merchandise.
Zechariah 11:5 shows callous buyers and sellers who prosper — mirroring the exploitation Nehemiah confronts.
Acts 11:29 shows believers sending relief to brothers — the opposite of selling them, contrasting exploitation with generosity.