Ezekiel 22:14

Sin

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.

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

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.

¹⁶ And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

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: 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.
KJV: Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.
WEB: Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I will deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken it, and will do it.
ASV: Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and will do it.
DARBY: Shall thy heart endure, shall thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spoken, and will do [it].
BLB: Can your heart stand or can your hands remain strong, in the days when I will be dealing with you? I, YHWH, have spoken, and I will act.

ÅB: Skal ditt hjerte holde stand eller dine hender ha sin styrke i de dager da jeg vil ha med deg å gjøre? Jeg, Herren, har sagt det, og jeg skal gjøre det.
OTB: Vil ditt hjerte holde ut, eller vil dine hender være sterke i de dager jeg handler med deg? Jeg, Herren, har talt og vil handle.
B1930: Skal ditt hjerte holde stand eller dine hender ha sin styrke i de dager da jeg vil ha med dig å gjøre? Jeg, Herren, har sagt det, og jeg skal gjøre det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 21:7
And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Ezekiel 17:24
Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
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Ezekiel 24:14
I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
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Ezekiel 28:9
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
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1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
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1 Corinthians 10:22
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
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Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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Jeremiah 13:21
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
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