11 And everyone (A)hath committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife, and everyone hath wickedly defiled his daughter-in-law, and in thee hath every man forced his own sister, even his father’s daughter.

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:13 In token of my wrath and vengeance.

11 In you one man commits a detestable offense with his neighbor’s wife,(A) another shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law,(B) and another violates his sister,(C) his own father’s daughter.(D) 12 In you are people who accept bribes(E) to shed blood; you take interest(F) and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors.(G) And you have forgotten(H) me, declares the Sovereign Lord.(I)

13 “‘I will surely strike my hands(J) together at the unjust gain(K) you have made and at the blood(L) you have shed in your midst.(M)

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