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Ezekiel 22

Ezek. 22:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Behold, therefore I have smitten
nakah (Hebrew #5221)
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.
Pronounce: naw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
mine hand
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
at thy dishonest gain
betsa` (Hebrew #1215)
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
KJV usage: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
Pronounce: beh'-tsah
Origin: from 1214
which thou hast made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and at thy blood
dam (Hebrew #1818)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
KJV usage: blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), + innocent.
Pronounce: dawm
Origin: from 1826 (compare 119)
which hath been in the midst
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
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Ezek. 21:14,17• 14Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.
 17I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I Jehovah have said it. (Ezek. 21:14,17)
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Num. 24:10• 10{i}Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam,{/i} I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. (Num. 24:10)
thy dishonest.
Ezek. 22:27• 27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (Ezek. 22:27)
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Prov. 28:8• 8{i}He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance{HR}Gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.{/i} (Prov. 28:8)
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Isa. 33:15• 15He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil: (Isa. 33:15)
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Jer. 5:26‑27• 26{i}For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.{/i}
 27{i}As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.{/i} (Jer. 5:26‑27)
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Jer. 7:9‑11• 9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
 10and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
 11Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 7:9‑11)
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Amos 2:6‑8• 6{i}Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;{/i}
 7{i}panting after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turning aside the way of the meek; and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name.{/i}
 8{i}And they lay themselves down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink in the house of their God the wine of the condemned.{/i} (Amos 2:6‑8)
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Amos 3:10• 10{i}and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.{/i} (Amos 3:10)
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Amos 8:4‑6• 4{i}Hear this, ye that pant after the needy, even to cause to fail the poor of the land,{/i}
 5{i}saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat? making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances for deceit:{/i}
 6{i}that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.{/i} (Amos 8:4‑6)
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Mic. 2:1‑3• 1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.
 2And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
 3{i}Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.{/i} (Mic. 2:1‑3)
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Mic. 6:10‑11• 10{i}Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure which is abominable?{/i}
 11{i}Shall I be pure with the unjust balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?{/i} (Mic. 6:10‑11)
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1 Thess. 4:6• 6that he should not over-reach and wrong his brother in the matter; because the Lord is an avenger in respect of all these things, even as we told you before and fully testified. (1 Thess. 4:6)
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Ezek. 22:2‑4• 2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations.
 3Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, the city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
 4Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years; therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. (Ezek. 22:2‑4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreachingc which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.

JND Translation Notes

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Therefore, behold, 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.