Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked. New Living Translation He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy. English Standard Version does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, Berean Standard Bible He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. King James Bible 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; New King James Version If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; New American Standard Bible and if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, NASB 1995 if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, NASB 1977 if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with clothing, Legacy Standard Bible if a man does not mistreat anyone, but returns to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, Amplified Bible if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, Christian Standard Bible He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. Holman Christian Standard Bible He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. American Standard Version and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; Contemporary English Version He never cheats or robs anyone and always returns anything taken as security for a loan; he gives food and clothes to the poor English Revised Version and hath not wronged 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation He doesn't oppress anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security for a loan. He doesn't rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked. Good News Translation He doesn't cheat or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security; he feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked. International Standard Version if he doesn't oppress anyone, but instead returns the debtor's security for his debt, if he doesn't rob anyone, but instead shares his food with the hungry and gives clothes to those who are naked, Majority Standard Bible He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. NET Bible does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked, New Heart English Bible and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; Webster's Bible Translation And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath stripped none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: World English Bible and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe does not oppress a man, "" He returns his pledge to the debtor, "" He does not take away plunder, "" He gives his bread to the hungry, "" And covers the naked with a garment, Young's Literal Translation A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment, Smith's Literal Translation And he shall not oppress a man; he shall turn back his pledge to the debtor; he will not strip off plunder, his bread he will give to him hungry, and the naked he will cover with a garment; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: Catholic Public Domain Version and if he has not grieved any man, but has restored the collateral to the debtor, if he has seized nothing by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment, New American Bible if he oppresses no one, gives back the pledge received for a debt, commits no robbery; gives food to the hungry and clothes the naked; New Revised Standard Version does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd has not oppressed any man, and has not harmed any one, but has restored to the debtor his pledge; has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he does not cheat a man and does not harm a man, and returns a security payment that he took, and he gives his bread to the hungry, and he clothes the naked with a garment OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and hath not wronged any, but hath restored his pledge for a debt, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; Brenton Septuagint Translation and shall not oppress any man, but shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Proverb about Israel…6He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. 7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. 8He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.… Cross References Leviticus 19:13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Proverbs 3:27-28 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. / Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means. Isaiah 58:6-7 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Jeremiah 22:13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Amos 2:6-7 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. Luke 3:11 John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.” Luke 6:30-31 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. / Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” Romans 13:8-10 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Treasury of Scripture And has not oppressed any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has spoiled none by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; hath not Ezekiel 18:12,16,18 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, … Ezekiel 22:12,13,27-29 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD… Exodus 22:21-14 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt… hath restored Exodus 22:26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: Deuteronomy 24:12,13,17 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: … Job 22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. hath spoiled Ezekiel 7:23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. Genesis 6:11,12 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence… Isaiah 59:6,7 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands… hath given Ezekiel 18:16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, Deuteronomy 15:7-11 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: … Job 31:16-20 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … Jump to Previous Bread Commit Commits Covered Debt Debtor Exercised Food Force Garment Goods Hungry Loan Naked Need Nought One's Oppress Oppressed Pledge Plunder Provides Restored Returns Robbery Spoiled Stripped Violence Wrong WrongedJump to Next Bread Commit Commits Covered Debt Debtor Exercised Food Force Garment Goods Hungry Loan Naked Need Nought One's Oppress Oppressed Pledge Plunder Provides Restored Returns Robbery Spoiled Stripped Violence Wrong WrongedEzekiel 18 1. God defends his justice31. and exhorts to repentance He does not oppress another The Hebrew word for "oppress" is "עשק" (ashaq), which conveys the idea of exploiting or taking advantage of someone, particularly those who are vulnerable. In the historical context of ancient Israel, oppression often involved unjust treatment of the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners. This phrase emphasizes the righteous behavior expected of God's people, highlighting the importance of justice and fairness in interpersonal relationships. It serves as a reminder that true righteousness involves treating others with dignity and respect, reflecting God's own character. but restores the pledge to the debtor he does not commit robbery but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He does notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no oppress יוֹנֶ֔ה (yō·w·neh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat another, וְאִישׁ֙ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person but returns יָשִׁ֔יב (yā·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again his pledge חֲבֹלָת֥וֹ (ḥă·ḇō·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2258: A pledge to the debtor. חוֹב֙ (ḥō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2326: Debt He does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no commit יִגְזֹ֑ל (yiḡ·zōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob robbery, גְּזֵלָ֖ה (gə·zê·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1500: Robbery, plunder but gives יִתֵּ֔ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set his bread לַחְמוֹ֙ (laḥ·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain to the hungry לְרָעֵ֣ב (lə·rā·‘êḇ) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7457: Hungry and covers יְכַסֶּה־ (yə·ḵas·seh-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover the naked וְעֵירֹ֖ם (wə·‘ê·rōm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5903: Naked, nakedness with clothing. בָּֽגֶד׃ (bā·ḡeḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage Links Ezekiel 18:7 NIVEzekiel 18:7 NLT Ezekiel 18:7 ESV Ezekiel 18:7 NASB Ezekiel 18:7 KJV Ezekiel 18:7 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 18:7 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 18:7 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 18:7 French Bible Ezekiel 18:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:7 And has not wronged any but has (Ezek. 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