Ezekiel 22:13
11 One 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.
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.
Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
14 Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
15 I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
- KJV
- Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
- WEB
- “‘“Behold, therefore I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at the blood which has been shed within you.
- ASV
- Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.
- DARBY
- And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.
- BLB
- So behold, I strike My hands against your dishonest gain that you have made, and over the bloodshed that has come to be in your midst!
- ÅB
- Men se, jeg har slått mine hender sammen over den urettferdige vinning du har samlet deg, og over det blod du har utøst i din midte.
- OTB
- "Se, jeg vil slå mine hender sammen over din uærlige vinning og blodutgytelsen i din midte.
- B1930
- Men se, jeg har slått mine hender sammen over den urettferdige vinning du har samlet dig, og over det blod du har utøst i din midte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
Read in contextEzekiel 21:17
I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
Read in contextEzekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Read in contextEzekiel 21:14
‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!
Read in contextAmos 2:6–8
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
Read in contextJeremiah 7:9–11
Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
Read in contextMicah 2:1–3
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Read in contextAmos 8:4–6
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
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