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when I heard their outcry
The word "outcry" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "when I heard them cry out" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
You are exacting interest, each from his own brother
Every Jew would have known that it is wrong under the Law to charge interest to another Jew. The full meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "Each of you is charging interest to your own brother, and that is wrong under the Law" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
I held a great assembly against them
This means that he brought together a large group of people and brought these charges against them. The meaning of statement this can be made clear. AT: "I held a great assembly and brought these charges against them" or "I held them on trial in front of the assembly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
but you even sell your brothers and sisters that they may be sold back to us
This means that they are selling their family members as slaves to their fellow Jews. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "Now you are selling your own people to be slaves of your fellow Jews, so that they might later sell them back to us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
who had been sold to the nations
This can be stated in active form. AT: "who people had sold as slaves to the nations" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)