12 In you they have (A)taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken (B)interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by (C)oppression, and you have (D)forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

13 “Behold, then, I smite My hand at your (E)dishonest gain which you have acquired and at [a]the bloodshed which is among you. 14 Can (F)your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that I will deal with you? (G)I, the Lord, have spoken and will act.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:13 Lit your

12 In you are people who accept bribes(A) to shed blood; you take interest(B) and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors.(C) And you have forgotten(D) me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

13 “‘I will surely strike my hands(F) together at the unjust gain(G) you have made and at the blood(H) you have shed in your midst.(I) 14 Will your courage endure(J) or your hands(K) be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken,(L) and I will do it.(M)

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