In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Cross References Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. Leviticus 19:13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. Leviticus 25:36 Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept any bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. Deuteronomy 23:19 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. Deuteronomy 27:25 Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!' Psalm 106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.'" Ezekiel 36:12 Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.' Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt each other with a net. Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Chapter Outline 1. A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence17. God will burn them as dross in his furnace 23. The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people Jump to Previous Accept Blood Bribes Declares Excessive Extortion Force Forgotten Gain Gained Gifts Goods Great Greedily Increase Injured Interest Kept Mind Neighbors Neighbours Oppression Price Profits Rewards Shed Sovereign Unjust UsuryJump to Next Accept Blood Bribes Declares Excessive Extortion Force Forgotten Gain Gained Gifts Goods Great Greedily Increase Injured Interest Kept Mind Neighbors Neighbours Oppression Price Profits Rewards Shed Sovereign Unjust Usury |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge taken gifts Exodus 23:7, 8 Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 27:25 Isaiah 1:23 Micah 7:2, 3 Zephaniah 3:3, 4 thou hast Ezekiel 18:8, 13 Exodus 22:25, 26 Leviticus 25:35, 36 Deuteronomy 23:19 Nehemiah 5:1, 7 Psalm 15:5 greedily Proverbs 1:19 Isaiah 56:11 Matthew 23:14, 25 Luke 3:13 Luke 18:11 Luke 19:8 1 Corinthians 5:11 1 Corinthians 6:10 1 Timothy 3:3 1 Timothy 6:9, 10 James 5:1-4 Jude 1:1 and hast Ezekiel 23:35 Deuteronomy 32:18 Psalm 106:21 Jeremiah 2:32 Jeremiah 3:21 Links Ezekiel 22:12 NIVEzekiel 22:12 NLT Ezekiel 22:12 ESV Ezekiel 22:12 NASB Ezekiel 22:12 KJV Ezekiel 22:12 Bible Apps Ezekiel 22:12 Parallel Ezekiel 22:12 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 22:12 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 22:12 French Bible Ezekiel 22:12 German Bible Ezekiel 22:12 Commentaries Bible Hub |