Ezekiel 22:13

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנֵּה֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי כַפִּ֔י אֶל־בִּצְעֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית וְעַל־דָּמֵ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ בְּתוֹכֵֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And behold, I have hikkêṯî my kappî at your biṣʿēḵ which you ʿāśîṯ, and upon your dāmēḵ which hāyû in tôḵēḵ

Grammar Details

• *hikkêṯî*: hiphil perfect, 1st singular - 'I struck/clapped'
• *kappî*: feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - 'my palm/hand'
• *biṣʿēḵ*: masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your dishonest gain'
• *ʿāśîṯ*: qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - 'you made/did'
• *dāmēḵ*: masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your blood'
• *hāyû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - 'they were'
• *tôḵēḵ*: masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - 'your midst'

Word Meanings

• *hikkêṯî* *kappî*: I struck my palm/I clapped my hands (gesture of anger or astonishment)
• *biṣʿēḵ*: your dishonest gain/your profit/your unjust gain
• *dāmēḵ*: your blood/your bloodshed

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 21:17 : 17 I will also smite my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.
• Isa 33:15 : 15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:
• Ezek 21:14 : 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers.
• Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.
• Amos 2:6-8 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes-- 7 they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name: 8 and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.
• Amos 3:10 : 10 For they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
• Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, 5 saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit; 6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
• Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3 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.
• Mic 6:10-11 : 10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
• 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
• Jer 5:26-27 : 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known, 10 and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that ye may do all these abominations? 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, saith Jehovah.
• Num 24:10 : 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
• Prov 28:8 : 8 He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.