Ezekiel 18:8

18:7 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;

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

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he who has not lent on interest, neither has taken any increase, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

He that has not given forth on usury, neither has taken any increase, that has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true judgment between man and man,

18:9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 18:8 mean?

Ezekiel 18:8 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), נֶשֶׁךְ (neshek), לָקַח (lâqach). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

that

hath

not

given

forthנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

upon

usury,נֶשֶׁךְneshek/neh'-shek/H5392interest on a debt

neither

hath

takenלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

any

increase,תַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth/tar-beeth'/H8636multiplication, i.e. percentage or bonus in addition to principal

that

hath

withdrawnשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

his

handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

from

iniquity,עֶוֶלʻevel/eh'-vel/H5766(moral) evil

hath

executedעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

trueאֶמֶתʼemeth/eh'-meth/H571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

between

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

and

man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

Commentary on Ezekiel 18:8

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 18:8

div In this chapter, as before, we have, I. A prophecy of the invading of the land of Judah and the besieging of Jerusalem by the Chaldean army ( ver. 1-6 ), with the spoils they should make of the country ( ver. 9 ) and the terror which all should be seized with on that occasion, ver. 22-26 . II. An account of those sins of Judah and Jerusalem which provoked God to bring this desolating judgment upon them. Their oppression ( ver. 7 ), their contempt of the word of God ( ver. 10-12 ), their worldliness ( ver. 13 ), the treachery of their prophets ( ver. 14 ), their impudence in sin ( ver. 15 ), their obstinacy against reproofs ( ver. 18, 19 ), which made their sacrifices unacceptable to him ( ver. 20 ), and for which he gave them up to ruin ( ver. 21 ), but tried them first ( ver. 27 ) and then rejected them as irreclaimable, ver. 28-30 . III. Good counsel given them in the midst of all this, but in vain, ver. 8 , 16 , 17 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 1:8

And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.

Isaiah 3:16

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: wanton: Heb. deceiving with their eyes mincing: or, tripping nicely

Isaiah 3:17

Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. discover: Heb. make naked

Lamentations 2:1

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!

Lamentations 2:13

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Topics

Beneficence Children Integrity Interest Responsibility Righteousness Usury Usury or Interest Works

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 18:8.

Genesis 20:14

And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come

Ezekiel 18:13

Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. blood: Heb. bloods

Ezekiel 18:17

That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Ezekiel 22:12

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.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

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What does Ezekiel 18:8 say?

Ezekiel 18:8 (King James Version) reads: "He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,"

Is Ezekiel 18:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 18:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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