Ezekiel 22:13

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.

Behold, therefore I have smitten {H5221} mine hand {H3709} at thy dishonest gain {H1215} which thou hast made {H6213}, and at thy blood {H1818} which hath been in the midst {H8432} of thee.

"'Therefore, I am clapping my hands together because of your ill-gotten gains and the blood shed in you.

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

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.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 33:15 (4 votes)

    He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

  • Ezekiel 21:17 (4 votes)

    I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].

  • Ezekiel 22:27 (3 votes)

    Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

  • Amos 2:6 (3 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

  • Amos 2:8 (3 votes)

    And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned [in] the house of their god.

  • Ezekiel 21:14 (3 votes)

    Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite [thine] hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it [is] the sword of the great [men that are] slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.

  • Micah 6:10 (2 votes)

    Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable?