KJV ORIGINAL
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your people are taking bribes to commit murder, charging crazy interest rates, and straight up scamming their neighbors for profit — and through all of this, you've completely forgotten about me, says the Lord God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's calling out a society that's chosen greed and violence over remembering who's actually in charge.
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