12. 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!
13. 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.
14. Doth thy heart stand--are thy hands strong, For the days that I am dealing with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken and have done [it].
15. And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.
16. And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'
17. And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man,