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What does Nehemiah 5:7 mean?

After thinking it over, I confronted the leaders and officials. I told them, 'You’re charging your own people interest on loans.' I called a big meeting to deal with this. Nehemiah 5:7 - Modern Text Bible

(Nehemiah realizes the leaders are exploiting their own people financially and decides to address it directly and publicly.)