The repentant actions of the nobles and officials gave the oppressed among the brethren a foretaste of Pentecost. By the ordinance of the Lord, a jubilee
was to be declared every fiftieth year, when all property seized by a creditor was to be returned to the debtor, and his debt be forgiven (Leviticus 25:8–22). The weak among the population of Judah in Nehemiah’s day experienced a sense of that release. The joy of Pentecost (Acts 2:47) was evident in our paragraph as well (Nehemiah 5:13). The Lord Jesus Christ preached and enacted this release throughout his ministry (Luke 4:19).
12 Ils répondirent: Nous les rendrons, et nous ne leur demanderons rien, nous ferons ce que tu dis. Alors j'appelai les sacrificateurs, devant lesquels je les fis jurer de tenir parole.