Ezekiel 18:7

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Ezekiel 18:7

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Summary

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Hath not

Hath restored

Hath spoiled

Hath given

General references

Deuteronomy 23:19

Ezekiel 18:15

James 2:15

Bible References

Hath not

and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he raises his eyes to the idols, commits detestable acts,

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

“You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

“You must not act unjustly when deciding a case. Do not be partial to the poor or give preference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something?

I will return it to you.”

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants
when they made a complaint against me,

Don’t envy a violent man
or choose any of his ways;

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Learn to do what is good.
Seek justice.
Correct the oppressor.
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.

For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah,
the plant He delighted in.
He looked for justice
but saw injustice,
for righteousness,
but heard cries of wretchedness.

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil

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Isn’t the fast I choose:
To break the chains of wickedness,
to untie the ropes of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free,
and to tear off every yoke?

if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Israel
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.

Hear this, you who trample on the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,

Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

You hate good and love evil.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.

“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Hath restored

he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will not die.

“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.

If he is a poor man, you must not sleep in the garment he has given as security.

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.

They stretch out beside every altar
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines.

Hath spoiled

Forge the chain,
for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed,
and the city is filled with violence.

Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness.

Their webs cannot become clothing,
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.

This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

The people are incapable of doing right—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.

Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.

You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.

On that day I will punish
all who skip over the threshold,

who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.

Hath given

He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”

Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us—excel also in this grace.

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.

General references

“Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or anything that can earn interest.

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food