Ezekiel 22:13

"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 GOD."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights how the people of Jerusalem were engaged in corrupt practices such as taking bribes to shed innocent blood, engaging in usury, and exploiting their neighbors through oppression, all while forgetting God's laws and covenant. Such actions reflect a spiritual state of hardness and disregard for moral and ethical conduct, which ultimately brings divine judgment.

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