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

oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.

"You must not wrong a foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

"You must not oppress a foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got -- disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got -- cries for help!

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.

This is what the Lord says: "Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people's skin and rip the flesh from their bones.

"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

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

Hath restored

He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live -- he will not die.

If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

"For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.

They drive away the orphan's donkey; they take the widow's ox as a pledge.

They stretch out on clothing seized as collateral; they do so right beside every altar! They drink wine bought with the fines they have levied; they do so right in the temple of their God!

Hath spoiled

(Make the chain, because the land is full of murder and the city is full of violence.)

The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

Their webs cannot be used for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are sinful; they commit violent crimes.

The Lord says, "Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

"They do not know how to do what is right." (The Lord is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.

Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit.

Hath given

does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on 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.

John answered them, "The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise."

But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

General references

You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.

He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife,

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,