THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
I will demand offerings from you as if they would require bloodshed, meaning they will not cease to pervert justice, exchanging it for monetary gain to harm the innocent. I will require an abundance and excess from you. Though this sin is not the most severe individually, it has been grouped with the more serious ones previously mentioned, thereby serving as a clear lesson to those who indulge in such vice, urging them to shun this form of greed which is intertwined with egregious and sinful acts. The greedy are counted among the murderers, idolaters, and the most immoral of individuals. After detailing various vices, the Prophet ultimately declares the impending judgment.
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You have reached the culmination of your wickedness, which is rooted in violence; yet you have forgotten Me, says the Lord God. Behold, I will raise My hand against your deeds and your blood that has been among you. How will your heart endure, and how will your hands prevail in the days when I act upon you? God proclaims that in His expression of wrath as both Lord and Judge, He will strike with His hands. Because you have forgotten Me and have failed to remember My blessings and commandments, I will bring such disasters upon you that your hands will falter, and your heart, overwhelmed with confusion, will despair of salvation. Therefore, He clearly affirms the truth of His words. I am the Lord, and I will accomplish this; the authority of the One who proclaims it assures its validity. When you recognize who has uttered this, that alone should be sufficient to convince you of its truth.