³ Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain during the famine.”^(A)

⁷ After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.”^(A) So I called a large assembly against them

¹¹ Return their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses to them immediately, along with the percentage^[a] of the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil^(A) that you have been assessing them.”