Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In you they have
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.
International Standard Version
They take bribes among you to shed blood. You've taken usury and exacted interest. You've gained control over your neighbor through extortion. And you've forgotten me," declares the Lord GOD.
A Conservative Version
In thee they have taken bribes to shed blood. Thou have taken interest and increase. And thou have greedily gained from thy neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says lord LORD.
American Standard Version
In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amplified
In you they have accepted bribes to shed blood; you have taken [forbidden] interest and [a percentage of] profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression and extortion, and you have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
Bible in Basic English
In you they have taken rewards as the price of blood; you have taken interest and great profits, and you have taken away your neighbours' goods by force, and have not kept me in mind, says the Lord.
Darby Translation
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
They took a gift in thee to pour out blood; thou tookest usury and interest, and thou wilt plunder thy neighbors by violence, and thou didst forget me, says the Lord Jehovah.
King James 2000
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain [from] your neighbors by extortion, and [so] you have forgotten me, {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
In you they have taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken usury and increase, and you gained by extortion of your neighbors, and you have forgotten Me, says the Lord Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.
NET Bible
They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.
New Heart English Bible
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,' says the Lord GOD.
The Emphasized Bible
Bribes, have they accepted in thee, For the sake of shedding blood,-Interest and increase, hast thou accepted And thou hast overreached thy neighbour by oppression, And me, hast thou forgotten, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Webster
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained from thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
Themes
Business life » Dishonesty » Extortion
Injustice » Covetousness leads to
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 22:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Highlighting The Sins And The Judgments Of Israel
11
One has committed abomination with his
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 27:25
‘
Ezekiel 23:35
Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have
Leviticus 25:35-36
‘
Deuteronomy 16:19
Deuteronomy 23:19
“
Psalm 15:5
Nor
Psalm 106:21
Who had done
Jeremiah 2:32
Or a bride her attire?
Yet My people have
Days without number.
Ezekiel 18:8
if he does not lend money on
Ezekiel 18:13
he
Micah 7:2-3
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for
Each of them hunts the other with a
Exodus 22:25-26
“
Exodus 23:7-8
Leviticus 19:13
‘
Deuteronomy 32:18
Nehemiah 5:1
Now
Nehemiah 5:7
I consulted with myself and contended with the nobles and the rulers and said to them, “
Proverbs 1:19
It takes away the life of its possessors.
Isaiah 1:23
And companions of thieves;
Everyone
And chases after rewards.
They
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.
Isaiah 56:11
And they are shepherds who have
They have all
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
Jeremiah 3:21
The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;
Because they have perverted their way,
They have
Zephaniah 3:3-4
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Matthew 23:13
Matthew 23:25
Luke 3:13
And he said to them, “
Luke 18:11
Luke 19:8
Zaccheus stopped and said to
1 Corinthians 5:11
But
1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will
1 Timothy 3:3
1 Timothy 6:9-10
James 5:1-4
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have gone