There were also some who said, "We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine."
Nehemiah 5:3
Surrounding context
5:2 For there were those who said, "We, our sons, and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain, that we may eat and live."
5:3 There were also some who said, "We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine."
5:4 There were also those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our lands and vineyards.