Ezekiel 18:8

Upon interest, hath not put out his money. And increase, hath not accepted, From dishonesty, hath turned back his hand,— Justice in truth, hath done, between man and man;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

In Context

7And no man, hath treated with violence, But his debt-pledge, hath restored. Plunder, hath not seized,— His bread—to the famished, hath given, And the naked, hath covered with clothing;

9In my statutes, hath walked. And my regulations, hath observed to do them in truth, Righteous, he is, He shall surely live, Declareth My Lord. Yahweh.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,—In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Leviticus 25:35And, when thy brother waxeth poor, and his hand becometh feeble with thee, then shalt thou strengthen him, as a sojourner and a settler, so shall he live with thee.

Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers, shalt thou appoint thee in all thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, by thy tribes,—and they shall judge the people, with righteous judgment,

Deuteronomy 23:19Thou shalt not lend on interest to thy brother, interest of silver, interest of food,—interest of any thing that can be lent on interest:

Deuteronomy 23:21When thou shalt vow a vow unto Yahweh thy God, thou shalt not delay to make it good,—for Yahweh thy God would, require, it of thee, and it should be in thee sin.

Nehemiah 5:1Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives,—against their brethren the Jews.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10

Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →

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