Discovery BoxEzekiel 18:7 
Context18:7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, 1 does not commit robbery, 2 but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
Ezekiel 18:12
Context18:12 oppresses the poor and the needy, 3 commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to 4 idols, performs abominable acts,
1 tn Heb “restores to the debtor his pledge.” The root occurs in Exod 22:25 in reference to restoring a man’s garment as a pledge before nightfall.
2 tn The Hebrew term refers to seizure of property, usually by the rich (Isa 3:14; 10:2; Mic 2:2 [see Lev 5:21, 22]).
3 sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).
4 tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”
