Ezekiel 22:13

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

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Ezekiel 22:13 in Other Translations

KJV

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.

ESV

13 "Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.

NLT

13 “But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.

MSG

13 "'Now look! I've clapped my hands, calling everyone's attention to your rapacious greed and your bloody brutalities.

CSB

13 "Now look, I clap My hands together against the unjust gain you have made and against the blood shed among you.

Ezekiel 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 22:13

Behold, therefore, I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest
gain which thou hast made
As one amazed at it; or as filled with indignation against it; or as grieved and distressed at it; so Jarchi and Kimchi: or else as rejoicing at the punishment going to be inflicted on them for it. So the Septuagint renders it,

``I will bring my hand upon them;''

and the Targum,

``behold, I will bring my vengeance upon thee for the sins of mammon

Jarchi and Kimchi observe from their Rabbins, that four and twenty sins are recited by Ezekiel; but the final sentence of punishment is for rapine or dishonest gain, which is the greatest evil of all, ( 1 Timothy 6:10 ) : and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee;
the innocent blood shed in the midst of her; not so much by thieves and cutthroats, as under a pretence of justice which was very abominable indeed; against which the Lord expresses just and strong resentment.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezekiel 22:13 In-Context

11 In you one man commits a detestable offense with his neighbor’s wife, another shamefully defiles his daughter-in-law, and another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.

12 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.

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

14 Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it.

15 I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you through the countries; and I will put an end to your uncleanness.

Cross References 4

1. S Numbers 24:10; S Ezekiel 21:17
2. S ver 27; S Isaiah 33:15
3. S ver 3
4. S Ezekiel 6:11

Ezekiel 22:13

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Ezekiel 22:13 in Other Translations

Ezekiel 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

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