Ezekiel 18:16

And no man, hath he treated with violence, Hath by no means withholden the pledge, And plunder, hath not seized,— His bread—to the famished, hath given And the naked, hath covered with clothing;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

15Upon the mountains, hath not eaten, And his eyes, hath not lifted up unto the manufactured gods of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour, hath not defiled;

17From dishonesty, hath turned back his hand Neither interest nor increase, hath accepted, my regulations, hath executed, In my statutes, hath walked,— He shall not die for the iniquity of his father He shall surely live.

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Cross References

Job 31:19If I saw one perishing for lack of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

Proverbs 22:9A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed,—because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 31:20Her palm, she spreadeth out to the oppressed, and, her hands, she extendeth to the needy:

Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break unto the hungry, thy bread, And the thrust-out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,—When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?

Luke 11:41Notwithstanding, as to the things within, give alms, and lo! everything, is, pure unto you.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:11-21

The Ways of God Justified; God's Vindication of Himself. ( b. c. 593.) 10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, 11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, 12 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, 13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase:… Read the whole commentary →

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