Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 22:12
12People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Ezekiel 22:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)In you are people who accept bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
Context of Ezekiel 22:12
10Men within you have sexual intercourse with their father’s wife and violate women during their menstrual impurity. 11One man within you commits a detestable act with his neighbor’s wife; another defiles his daughter-in-law with depravity; and yet another violates his sister, his father’s daughter. People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord God. 13“‘Now look, I clap my hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you. 14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the days when I deal with you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will act.
Read all of Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 22:12 word by word
שֹׁ֥חַד לָֽקְחוּ־בָ֖ךְ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם נֶ֧שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֣ית לָקַ֗חַתְּ וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י רֵעַ֙יִךְ֙ בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק וְאֹתִ֣י שָׁכַ֔חַתְּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In thee have they takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- giftsשֹׁ֫חַדshachad · bribeH7810
- to shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
- bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- usuryנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392
- and increaseתַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth · incrementH8636
- and thou hast greedily gainedבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
- of thy neighboursרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- by extortionעֹ֫שֶׁק‛ôsheq · oppressionH6233
- and hast forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
- me, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
Cross-references for Ezekiel 22:12
- Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 27:25‘The one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.
- Micah 7:2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.
- Zephaniah 3:3The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
- Ezekiel 18:8He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.
- Exodus 22:25“If you lend silver to my people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a creditor to him; you must not charge him interest.
- Leviticus 25:35“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as an alien or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.
- Deuteronomy 23:19“Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest.
- Nehemiah 5:1There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.
- Psalms 15:5who does not lend his silver at interest or take a bribe against the innocent — the one who does these things will never be shaken.
- Proverbs 1:19Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.
- Isaiah 56:11These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit.
- Luke 3:13He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 22:12
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-12The charges against the people of Judah and their leaders came from God's law, especially from Leviticus 18–20; 25:1–55. Israel's many sins showed a failure to honor and trust the Lord and his commands. This unfaithfulness to their covenant with the Lord could lead to only one outcome: The people of Israel would face the covenant curses (Deuteronomy 8:19–20; 28:15–68).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. forgotten me--(De 32:18; Jr 2:32; 3:21).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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