Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. taken gifts Exodus 23:7,8 Thou shalt fly lying. The innocent and just person thou shalt not put to death: because I abhor the wicked. . . . Deuteronomy 16:19 And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Deuteronomy 27:25 Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say: Amen. Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, they run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cause cometh not in to them. Micah 7:2,3 The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death. . . . Zephaniah 3:3,4 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. . . . thou hast Ezekiel 18:8,13 Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man: . . . Exodus 22:25,26 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries. . . . Leviticus 25:35,36 If thy brother be impoverished, and weak of hand, and thou receive him as a stranger and sojourner, and he live with thee: . . . Deuteronomy 23:19 Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: Nehemiah 5:1,7 Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. . . . Psalm 15:5 He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things, shall not be moved for ever. greedily Proverbs 1:19 Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets: Isaiah 56:11 And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds themselves knew no understanding: all have turned aside into their own way, every one after his own gain, from the first even to the last. Matthew 23:14,25 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment. . . . Luke 3:13 But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you. Luke 18:11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. Luke 19:8 But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold. 1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you, not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator or covetous or a server of idols or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner: with such a one, not so much as to eat. 1 Corinthians 6:10 Nor the effeminate nor liers with mankind nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of God. 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but 1 Timothy 6:9,10 For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. . . . James 5:1-4 Go to now, ye rich men: weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you. . . . Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James: to them that are beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ and called. and hast Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast forgotten me, and hast cast me off behind thy back, bear thou also thy wickedness, and thy fornications. Deuteronomy 32:18 Thou hast forsaken the God that begot thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee. Psalm 106:21 They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, Jeremiah 2:32 Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number. Jeremiah 3:21 A voice was heard in the highways, weeping and howling of the children of Israel: because they have made their way wicked, they have forgotten the Lord their God. Context The Sins of Jerusalem…11And every one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife, and the father in law hath wickedly defiled his daughter in law, the brother hath oppressed his sister the daughter of his father in thee. 12They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.13Behold, I have clapped my hands at thy covetousness, which thou hast exercised: and at the blood that hath been shed in the midst of thee.… Cross References Exodus 23:8 Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just. Leviticus 19:13 Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning. Leviticus 25:36 Take not usury of him nor more than thou gavest. Fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee. Deuteronomy 16:19 And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Deuteronomy 23:19 Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: Deuteronomy 27:25 Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say: Amen. Psalm 106:21 They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because thou hast forgotten me, and hast cast me off behind thy back, bear thou also thy wickedness, and thy fornications. Ezekiel 36:12 And I will bring men upon you, my people Israel, and they shall possess thee for their inheritance: and thou shalt be their inheritance, and shalt no more henceforth be without them. Micah 7:2 The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood, every one hunteth his brother to death. Micah 7:3 The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it. Lexicon In youבָ֖ךְ (ḇāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew they take לָֽקְחוּ־ (lā·qə·ḥū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take bribes שֹׁ֥חַד (šō·ḥaḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7810: A present, bribe to לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent shed שְׁפָךְ־ (šə·p̄āḵ-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out blood. דָּ֑ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed You engage לָקַ֗חַתְּ (lā·qa·ḥat) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take in usury, נֶ֧שֶׁךְ (ne·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5392: Interest on a, debt take וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י (wat·tə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1214: To cut off, break off, gain by violence excess interest, וְתַרְבִּ֣ית (wə·ṯar·bîṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8636: Multiplication, percentage, bonus in addition to principal and extort בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק (ba·‘ō·šeq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6233: Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain your neighbors. רֵעַ֙יִךְ֙ (rê·‘a·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow But Me וְאֹתִ֣י (wə·’ō·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case you have forgotten, שָׁכַ֔חַתְּ (šā·ḵa·ḥat) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord GOD. יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH Additional Translations 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.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. 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. 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. In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah. 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. 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. 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. 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! 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