Ezekiel 22:12

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

10They have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness in you; they violate women that are in niddah within you. 11One has been detestable with his neighbor’s wife; another has wickedly defiled his daughter-in-law; yet another has violated his sister, his father’s daughter, in you. They accept bribes in order to shed blood in you; you have taken usurious interest. You have greedily gained by oppressing your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 13“Now look, I clap My hands at your dishonest gain that you have made and at your bloodshed in your midst. 14Will your heart’s courage stand or your hands be strong in the days when I deal with you? I, Adonai, have spoken it and will do it.

Ezekiel 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 charge. Do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the guilty.
• Deuteronomy 16:19You are not to twist justice—you must not show partiality or take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and distorts the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 27:25‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to strike down an innocent life.’ Then all the people are to say, ‘Amen.’
• Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious and friends with thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, nor does a widow’s case come to them.
• Micah 7:2The pious have perished from the land, there is none upright among mankind. All of them lie in wait for blood. A man hunts his brother with a net.
• Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the night, leaving nothing but bones for morning.
• Ezekiel 18:8He does not loan with interest or take unjust gain. He keeps his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between people,
• Exodus 22:25If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun goes down,
• Leviticus 25:35“If your brother has become poor and his hand cannot support himself among you, then you are to uphold him. He may live with you like an outsider or a temporary resident.
• Deuteronomy 23:19You are not to bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the House of Adonai your God for any vow, for both of these are detestable to Adonai your God.
• Nehemiah 5:1Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives to their fellow Jews.
• Psalms 15:5who lends his money without usury, and takes no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things will never be shaken.
• Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all gaining by violence. It takes the life of its possessor.
• Isaiah 56:11and the dogs are greedy— they never have enough. They are shepherds with no discernment. They have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
• Luke 3:13He said to them, “Do not take more than you are supposed to.”

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 22:12

• Bribery
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Extortion
• Interest
• Jerusalem
• Usury

In the dictionaries

• God
• Debt
• Endure
• Furnace
• Gain
• Gap
• Raven
• Tale
• Bribery
• Covetousness

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