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You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign LORD. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/22.htm">New King James Version</a> In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me,” says the Lord GOD. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Among you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest, you have injured your neighbors by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In you they have taken bribes for the purpose of shedding blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares Lord Yahweh. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Others of you accept money to murder someone. Your own people charge high interest when making a loan to other Israelites, and they get rich by cheating. Worst of all, you have forgotten me, the LORD God. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Other people take bribes to murder people. You collect interest and make excessive profits. You make profits by mistreating your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the Almighty LORD. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me." The Sovereign LORD has spoken. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/ezekiel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/22.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/22.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They have taken a bribe to shed blood in you, "" You have taken usury and increase, "" And cut off your neighbor by oppression, "" And you have forgotten Me, "" A declaration of Lord YHWH! <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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! <a href="/slt/ezekiel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and then hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They have accepted bribes among you to shed blood. You have received usury and superabundance, and in avarice you have oppressed your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, says the Lord God. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/22.htm">New American Bible</a> There are those in you who take bribes to shed blood. You exact interest and usury; you extort profit from your neighbor by violence. But me you have forgotten—oracle of the Lord GOD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In you, they take bribes to shed blood; you take both advance interest and accrued interest, and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; in you have they taken usury and exorbitant gains, and they have deceived their friends by extortion; and you have forgotten me, says the LORD God. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they have taken bribes among you, that they would shed blood, and they have taken interest among you, and they took too much from you, and they betrayed their friends in oppression, and they have forgotten me, says THE LORD OF LORDS<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten Me, saith the Lord GOD. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In thee they have received gifts to shed blood; they have received in thee interest and usurious increase; and by oppression thou hast brought thy wickedness to the full, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6108" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/22.htm">The Sins of Jerusalem</a> …11One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. 12<a href="/hebrew/ḇāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">In you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qə·ḥū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">they take</a> <a href="/hebrew/7810.htm" title="7810: šō·ḥaḏ (N-ms) -- A present, bribe. From shachad; a donation.">bribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šə·p̄āḵ- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">shed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qa·ḥat (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">You engage</a> <a href="/hebrew/5392.htm" title="5392: ne·šeḵ (N-ms) -- Interest, usury. From nashak; interest on a debt.">in usury,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1214.htm" title="1214: wat·tə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘î (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To cut off, break off, gain by violence. A primitive root to break off, i.e. plunder; figuratively, to finish, or stop.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/8636.htm" title="8636: wə·ṯar·bîṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Increment, interest, usury. From rabah; multiplication, i.e. Percentage or bonus in addition to principal.">excess interest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6233.htm" title="6233: ba·‘ō·šeq (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Oppression, extortion. From ashaq; injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain.">and extort</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘a·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">your neighbors.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·ṯî (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">But Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: šā·ḵa·ḥat (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">you have forgotten,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.</a> 13Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a> “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.” <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a> Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a> For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3-4</a> Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. <a href="/proverbs/17-23.htm">Proverbs 17:23</a> A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a> Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous. <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a> Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a> who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken. <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Isaiah 33:15</a> He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a> Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. <a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a> For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">1 Corinthians 6:10</a> nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In you have they taken gifts to shed blood; you have taken usury and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten me, said the Lord GOD.taken gifts<a href="/exodus/23-7.htm">Exodus 23:7,8</a> Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked… <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a> Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.<a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Deuteronomy 27:25</a> Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.thou hast<a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Ezekiel 18:8,13</a> He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, … <a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25,26</a> If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury… <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35,36</a> And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee… greedily<a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm">Proverbs 1:19</a> So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.<a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11</a> Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14,25</a> Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation… and hast<a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18</a> Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.<a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a> They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Bribes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Force</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-17.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-36.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-39.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm">Greedily</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-21.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-57.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Price</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Profits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-33.htm">Rewards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Usury</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Bribes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Excessive</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Gained</a> <a href="/daniel/2-6.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-19.htm">Greedily</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-7.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Neighbors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-5.htm">Neighbours</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Price</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Profits</a> <a href="/daniel/2-6.htm">Rewards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-13.htm">Unjust</a> <a href="/matthew/25-27.htm">Usury</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 22</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/22-1.htm">A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem, and the dispersion of the Jews in consequence</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/22-17.htm">God will burn them as dross in his furnace</a> 23. <a href="/ezekiel/22-23.htm">The general corruption of prophets, priests, princes, and the people</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In you they take bribes to shed blood. This phrase highlights the corruption and injustice prevalent in Jerusalem. Bribery was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern societies, often leading to the perversion of justice. The shedding of blood indicates that these bribes were not just for minor offenses but involved life-and-death matters, possibly even murder. This reflects a society where the judicial system is compromised, echoing the warnings found in <a href="/exodus/23-8.htm">Exodus 23:8</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Deuteronomy 16:19</a> against taking bribes. The prophets frequently condemned such practices, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a> and <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a>, where leaders are criticized for their greed and corruption.You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. The practice of usury, or charging excessive interest on loans, was explicitly forbidden in the Mosaic Law, particularly among fellow Israelites (<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a>, <a href="/leviticus/25-36.htm">Leviticus 25:36-37</a>). This phrase indicates a violation of these laws, showing a lack of compassion and exploitation of the vulnerable. The term "extort" suggests aggressive and unjust means of acquiring wealth, further emphasizing the moral decay of the society. This behavior contrasts with the biblical ideal of community and mutual support, as seen in <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32-35</a>, where early Christians shared their possessions to ensure no one was in need.But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Forgetting God implies a deliberate neglect of His commandments and a turning away from His covenant. This forgetfulness is not merely intellectual but involves a willful rejection of God's authority and presence. Throughout the Old Testament, Israel is repeatedly warned against forgetting God (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Deuteronomy 8:11-14</a>), as it leads to idolatry and moral decline. This phrase underscores the root cause of the societal sins mentioned earlier: a broken relationship with God. It serves as a reminder of the first commandment to have no other gods (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) and points to the need for repentance and restoration, themes central to the prophetic message and fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who calls for a return to God (<a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often focusing on their sins and the need for repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation addressed in this passage, specifically the people of Jerusalem, who are being rebuked for their moral and spiritual corruption. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who is declaring judgment against the people for their sins and forgetfulness of Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_corruption.htm">The Sin of Corruption</a> The passage highlights the moral decay in society, where justice is perverted through bribery and exploitation. Believers are called to uphold integrity and justice in all dealings. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_forgetting_god.htm">The Dangers of Forgetting God</a> Forgetting God leads to moral and spiritual decline. Regular worship, prayer, and study of Scripture are essential to keep God at the center of our lives. <a href="/topical/f/financial_ethics.htm">Financial Ethics</a> The Bible consistently warns against unjust financial practices like usury and extortion. Christians are encouraged to practice fairness and generosity in financial matters. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> The passage serves as a reminder that sin has consequences, both individually and collectively. Repentance and turning back to God are necessary to restore righteousness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> Despite human corruption, God remains sovereign and just. Trust in His ultimate justice and strive to align with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 22</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</a> <a href="/q/who_deserves_the_glory_if_not_us.htm">What do the tree's leaves symbolize for nations' healing?</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_babylon_egypt_judged_like_ezekiel_22_15.htm">Why is there no mention of any other civilizations, such as Babylon or Egypt, being judged in the same manner as described in Ezekiel 22:15, despite historical records of their own atrocities?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'new_birth'_mean.htm">Who was the biblical prophet Micah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In you בָ֖ךְ (ḇāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> they take לָֽקְחוּ־ (lā·qə·ḥū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take bribes שֹׁ֥חַד (šō·ḥaḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7810.htm">Strong's 7810: </a> A present, bribe to לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent shed שְׁפָךְ־ (šə·p̄āḵ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out blood. דָּ֑ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed You engage לָקַ֗חַתְּ (lā·qa·ḥat) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take in usury, נֶ֧שֶׁךְ (ne·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5392.htm">Strong's 5392: </a> Interest on a, debt take וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י (wat·tə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1214.htm">Strong's 1214: </a> To cut off, break off, gain by violence excess interest, וְתַרְבִּ֣ית (wə·ṯar·bîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8636.htm">Strong's 8636: </a> Multiplication, percentage, bonus in addition to principal and extort בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק (ba·‘ō·šeq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6233.htm">Strong's 6233: </a> Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain your neighbors. רֵעַ֙יִךְ֙ (rê·‘a·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> Friend, companion, fellow But Me וְאֹתִ֣י (wə·’ō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case you have forgotten, שָׁכַ֔חַתְּ (šā·ḵa·ḥat) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD. יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Ezekiel 22:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 22:12 In you have they taken bribes (Ezek. 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