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Ezekiel 18:7

Context
18:7 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

Context
18:12 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,

Ezekiel 18:18

Context
18:18 As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.

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.”



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