Ezekiel 22:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

Taken gifts

Thou hast

Greedily

And hast

Jeremiah 3:21

General references

Ezekiel 11:6

Bible References

Taken gifts

From the word of falsehood thou shalt go far away; and the innocent and the just one thou shalt not kill: for I will not justify the unjust one.

Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.

Cursed he taking a gift to strike the soul of innocent blood: and all the people said, Amen.

Thy chiefs turning away, and associates of thieves: every one loving a gift and following recompenses: the orphan they will not judge, and the cause of the widow will not come to them.

The merciful one perished from the earth, and none upright among men: they all will lie in wait for bloods; they will hunt each his brother with a net.

Her chiefs in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves; they laid not up for the morning.

Thou hast

And he shall not give upon interest, and he shall not take interest, from iniquity he shall turn back his hand; he shall do judgment of truth between man to man.

If thou shalt lend silver to my people being poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him, as lending; ye shall not put interest upon him.

And when thy brother shall be poor, and his hand wavering with thee, hold fast to him; a stranger and sojourner to live with thee.

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of any word which shall be lent on interest

And a cry of the people and their wives will be great against their brethren the Jews.

Not giving his silver for interest, and gave not presents against the innocent. He doing these things shall not be moved forever.

Greedily

So the ways of every one plundering plunder; he will take the soul of those possessing it.

And dogs hard of soul, they knew not fulness; and they are evil, they know not understanding; they all looked to their way, a man to his plunder from his extremity.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for pretence, praying at great lengths; for this shall ye receive more distingnished judgment.

And he said to them, Do nothing more than that appointed you

The Pharisee having stood, prayed these to himself, O God, I return thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or also as this publican.

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

And now I wrote to you not to mix together, if any called a brother is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or intoxicated, or rapacious; not to eat with such.

Nor thieves; nor covetous, nor intoxicated, nor railers, nor rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;

And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

Woe to them for they went in the way of Cain, and were poured out in the error of Balaam for a reward, and they were destroyed in the controversy of Core.

And hast

For this, thus says the Lord Jehovah: Because thou didst forget me, and thou wilt cast me behind thy back, and also bear thou thy wickedness and thy fornications

Thou wilt forsake the Rock begetting thee, And thou wilt forget God setting thee free.

They forgat God saving them, doing great things in Egypt

Will a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her girdles? and my people forgat me days of no numbering.

A voice was heard upon the naked hills, weepings, supplications of the sons of Israel: for they perverted their way, they forgot Jehovah their God.

General references

And when ye shall sell a selling to thy neighbor, or buying of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not oppress each his brother.

Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of any word which shall be lent on interest

Cursed he taking a gift to strike the soul of innocent blood: and all the people said, Amen.

The unjust one will take a gift from the bosom to turn, aside the paths of judgment

Ye multiplied your wounded in this city, and ye filled its streets with the wounded.