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Ezekiel 22:13

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Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Ezekiel 22

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
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, &c.

This site's exposition

I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain

on Ezekiel 22:13-16

The Lord answers the catalogue with a gesture of finished patience, I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain. Henry reads the clenched hand as the sign of a decision made rather than merely threatened. Barnes notes the scattering among the heathen answers the covenant curses of the law.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter 22, Verses 1 onwards) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: And you, son of man, do you not judge the city of blood, and show her all her abominations? And say: Thus says the Lord God: The city that sheds blood within herself, so that her time may come, and that has made idols against herself to defile herself. In your blood that was shed, you have sinned, and you have defiled yourself with your idols that you have made.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

And this is a good reason why we should despise dishonest gain, even the gain of oppressions, and shake our hands from holding bribes, because these are sins against which God shakes his hands, Isa. xxxiii. Let her know that, proud and secure as she is, she is no match for God's judgments,

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

I clapped My hands together I cried out, “Woe!” and lamentation.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Ezekiel 22:13:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
that I will deal with you That I will deal with you according to your deeds.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Ezekiel 22:14:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְהִנֵּה֙and here!

    vehinehH2009 →843 times

  • הִכֵּ֣יתִיI will strike

    hikeitiH5221 →499 times

  • כַפִּ֔יpalm my

    khapiH3709 →192 times

  • אֶל־concerning

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • בִּצְעֵ֖ךְunjust gain your

    bitzekhH1215 →23 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עָשִׂ֑יתyou have made

    ʾasitH6213 →2628 times

  • וְעַ֨ל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • דָּמֵ֔ךְblood your

    damekhH1818 →360 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הָי֖וּthey have been

    hayuH1961 →3559 times

  • בְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃in [the] midst of you

    betokhekhH8432 →418 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.6 worksEzekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.5 worksNumbers 24:10Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.5 worksIsaiah 33:15He 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—4 worksEzekiel 21:17I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”4 works1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.4 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Ezekiel 21:14‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!3 worksAmos 2:6–8This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.3 worksProverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.2 worksAmos 3:10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”2 worksJeremiah 5:26–27For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.2 worksMicah 2:1–3Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.2 worksMicah 6:10–11Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?2 worksJeremiah 7:9–11Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,2 worksAmos 8:4–6Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,2 worksEzekiel 7:23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.2 worksIsaiah 23:17And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Isaiah 33:15

    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—

    it leads to

    • Psalms 119:37

      Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

    • 1 John 3:7

      Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

    • Ephesians 5:11–13

      Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

    • Titus 2:11–12

      For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

    • Psalms 1:1–3

      Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

  • Through

    Ezekiel 21:17

    I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 5:13

      And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD,…

    • Ezekiel 21:14

      ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every…

  • Through

    Ezekiel 21:14

    ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 24:1

      During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

Where this verse is studied

About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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