Ezekiel 18:7

7 ¹does not oppress anyone, but ²restores to the debtor his pledge, ³commits no robbery, ⁴gives his bread to the hungry ⁵and covers the naked with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:7

And hath not oppressed any
By fraud or force, particularly the poor, to the great grief and hurt of them: [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge;
which was pawned; not embezzling it, or keeping it beyond the time fixed by the law of God, ( Deuteronomy 24:12 Deuteronomy 24:13 ) ( Exodus 22:26 ) ; hath spoiled none by violence;
has not committed theft and robbery, or done injury to any man's person and property: hath given his bread to the hungry;
which was his own; what he had laboured for, and come by honestly, and so had a right to dispose of; and being merciful, as well as just, eats not his morsel alone, but distributes it to the poor and hungry, ( Isaiah 58:7 ) ; and hath covered the naked with a garment;
as Job did, as well as the former, and for which Dorcas is commended, ( Job 31:17-20 ) ( Acts 9:39 ) .

Ezekiel 18:7 In-Context

5 “If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—

6 if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity,

7 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,

8 does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man,

9 walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.

Cross References

• 1. 18:7 ver. 12, 16; Ex. 22:21
• 2. 18:7 ver. 12; ch. 33:15; Ex. 22:26
• 3. 18:7 ver. 12, 16, 18
• 4. 18:7 ver. 16; Isa. 58:7; [Matt. 25:35, 36]
• 5. 18:7 ver. 16; Isa. 58:7; [Matt. 25:35, 36]