Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes life to pledge.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.


For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes life to pledge.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.

And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.


For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.

No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone to pledge, for he takes life to pledge.

And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.


If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest. If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down, for that is his only covering. It is his garment for his skin. How shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he cries to me, that I will hear, for I am gracious.

When thou do lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge. Thou shall stand outside, and the man to whom thou lend shall bring forth the pledge outside to thee. And if he is a poor man, thou shall not sleep with his pledge. read more.
Thou shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee. And it shall be righteousness to thee before LORD thy God.


There were some also who said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain because of the dearth. There were also who said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [upon] our fields and our vineyards.