Verse 13

See, I will strike my hands together in anger at the dishonest gain you have made and the bloodshed that has been done in your midst.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 21:17 : 17 Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered to the sword with My people. Therefore, strike your thigh in despair.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.
  • Ezek 21:14 : 14 Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: A sword! A sword, sharpened and also polished—
  • Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
  • Amos 2:6-8 : 6 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.' 7 'They trample on the dust of the earth on the heads of the poor and obstruct the way of the afflicted. A man and his father go to the same girl, so that they profane My holy name.' 8 'They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken in pledge, and in the house of their gods they drink wine taken as fines.'
  • Amos 3:10 : 10 "They do not know how to do what is right," declares the Lord, "storing up violence and robbery in their fortresses."
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land, 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.'
  • Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance. 3 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'
  • Mic 6:10-11 : 10 Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable? 11 Shall I acquit a person with crooked scales and a bag of deceptive weights?
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.
  • Jer 5:26-27 : 26 Among My people are wicked men. They lie in wait like those who set traps; they set deadly snares to catch people. 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich.
  • Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.
  • Num 24:10 : 10 Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together. He said to Balaam, 'I summoned you to curse my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them three times!'
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.