1 Then there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren, the Jews.
2 For there were some that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many; therefore we have bought grain that we may eat and live.
3 There were also some that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.
4 And there were some that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.