Ezekiel 22:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Behold, therefore I have struck My hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at the blood which has been in your midst.

📖 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, therefore 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold, therefore, I have smitten{H5221} my hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made,{H6213} and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold, therefore I have smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} mine hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made{H6213}{(H8804)}, and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, I haue smytten my hondes vpo thy couetousnesse, that thou hast vsed, and vpon the bloude which hath bene shed in the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, therefore I haue smitten mine hands vpon thy couetousnesse, that thou hast vsed, and vpon the blood, which hath bene in the middes of thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, I haue smitten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed, and vpon the blood which hath ben shed in thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Behold, therefore 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, therefore, I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the midst of you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See, then, I have made my hands come together in wrath against your taking of goods by force and against the blood which has been flowing in you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, therefore, I have struck my hand at your dishonest gain which you have made, and at your blood which has been in the midst of you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 21:17 : 17 I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it.
• Isa 33:15 : 15 He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;
• Ezek 21:14 : 14 You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your 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 enters into their private chambers.
• Ezek 22:27 : 27 Her princes in its midst are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
• Amos 2:6-8 : 6 Thus says the LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes: 7 They 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 in to the same maid, to profane My holy name: 8 They lie down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
• Amos 3:10 : 10 For they know not to do right, says the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
• Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, you who swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the balances with deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals; yes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
• Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who 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. 2 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 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, against this family I devise an evil from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily, for this time is evil.
• Mic 6:10-11 : 10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the short measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
• 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
• Jer 5:26-27 : 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay in wait, as he who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and grown rich.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, says the LORD.
• Num 24:10 : 10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.
• Prov 28:8 : 8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.