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

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Deut. 32:18• ¹⁸Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten *God who brought thee forth. (Deut. 32:18)

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taken gifts.

Ex. 23:7‑8• ⁷Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
⁸And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Ex. 23:7‑8)

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Deut. 16:19• ¹⁹Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:19)

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Deut. 27:25• ²⁵Cursed be he that taketh reward to smite mortally shedding innocent blood! And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deut. 27:25)

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Isa. 1:23• ²³thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them. (Isa. 1:23)

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Mic. 7:2‑3• ²The godly man hath perished out of the land, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, they hunt every man his brother with a net.
³Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it. (Mic. 7:2‑3)

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Zeph. 3:3‑4• ³Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
⁴Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law. (Zeph. 3:3‑4)

thou hast.

Ezek. 18:8,13• ⁸he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
¹³given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him. (Ezek. 18:8,13)

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Ex. 22:25‑26• ²⁵--If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.
²⁶--If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down; (Ex. 22:25‑26)

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Lev. 25:35‑36• ³⁵And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, be he stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.
³⁶Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee. (Lev. 25:35‑36)

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Deut. 23:19• ¹⁹Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest: (Deut. 23:19)

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Neh. 5:1,7• ¹And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
⁷And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them. (Neh. 5:1,7)

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Psa. 15:5• ⁵He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. (Psa. 15:5)

greedily.

Prov. 1:19• ¹⁹So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors. (Prov. 1:19)

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Isa. 56:11• ¹¹and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them: (Isa. 56:11)

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Matt. 23:14,25• ¹⁴(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.)
²⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance. (Matt. 23:14,25)

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Luke 3:13• ¹³And he said to them, Take no more money than what is appointed to you. (Luke 3:13)

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Luke 18:11• ¹¹The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer. (Luke 18:11)

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Luke 19:8• ⁸But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold. (Luke 19:8)

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1 Cor. 5:11• ¹¹But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with him; with such a one not even to eat. (1 Cor. 5:11)

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1 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:10)

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1 Tim. 3:3• ³not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money, (1 Tim. 3:3)

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1 Tim. 6:9‑10• ⁹But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.
¹⁰For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows. (1 Tim. 6:9‑10)

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James 5:1‑4• ¹Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.
²Your wealth is become rotten, and your garments moth-eaten.
³Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days.
⁴Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. (James 5:1‑4)

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Jude 11• ¹¹Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 11)

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Ezek. 23:35• ³⁵Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy fornications. (Ezek. 23:35)

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Deut. 32:18• ¹⁸Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten *God who brought thee forth. (Deut. 32:18)

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Psa. 106:21• ²¹They forgot *God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, (Psa. 106:21)

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Jer. 2:32• ³²Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number. (Jer. 2:32)

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Jer. 3:21• ²¹A voice is heard upon the heights, the weeping supplications of the children of Israel; for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God. (Jer. 3:21)

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In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreachedc thy neighbours by oppressionb, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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c

Or "got dishonest gain from." see ver. 27, "dishonest gain."

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Or "exaction." so ver. 29.