12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and the increase, and thou hast defrauded thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

13 Behold, therefore I have [a]smitten mine hands upon thy covetousness, that thou hast used, and upon the blood, which hath been in the midst of thee.

14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands [b]be strong, in the days that I shall have to do with thee? I the Lord have spoken it, and will do it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:13 In token of my wrath and vengeance.
  2. Ezekiel 22:14 That is, able to defend thyself.

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