Ezekiel 22:12 “In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take exces…”

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord GOD.

American Standard Version

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

In thee haue they taken giftes to shed blood: thou hast taken vsurie and the encrease, and thou hast defrauded thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

Darby Translation

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!

Bible in Basic English

In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“taken gifts”

Deuteronomy 27:25 Deuteronomy 16:19 Isaiah 1:23 Exodus 23:7 Exodus 23:8 Micah 7:2

Deuteronomy 27:25 · BSB

‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Isaiah 1:23 · BSB

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Exodus 23:7 · BSB

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Exodus 23:8 · BSB

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Micah 7:2 · BSB

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

“thou hast”

Ezekiel 18:8 Deuteronomy 23:19 Psalm 15:5 Ezekiel 18:13 Nehemiah 5:1 Nehemiah 5:7

Ezekiel 18:8 · BSB

He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.

Deuteronomy 23:19 · BSB

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

Psalm 15:5 · BSB

who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

Ezekiel 18:13 · BSB

He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

Nehemiah 5:1 · BSB

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

Nehemiah 5:7 · BSB

and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them

“greedily”

Proverbs 1:19 Isaiah 56:11 Matthew 23:25 Luke 3:13 Luke 18:11 Luke 19:8

Proverbs 1:19 · BSB

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Isaiah 56:11 · BSB

Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

Matthew 23:25 · BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Luke 3:13 · BSB

“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.

Luke 18:11 · BSB

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

Luke 19:8 · BSB

But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

“and hast”

Ezekiel 23:35 Psalm 106:21 Jeremiah 2:32 Deuteronomy 32:18 Jeremiah 3:21

Ezekiel 23:35 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”

Psalm 106:21 · BSB

They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,

Jeremiah 2:32 · BSB

Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.

Deuteronomy 32:18 · BSB

You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

Jeremiah 3:21 · BSB

A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.

Also

Matthew 23:13 Leviticus 19:13

Matthew 23:13 · BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Leviticus 19:13 · BSB

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.

13Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.

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