God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 18:16
16He doesn’t oppress anyone. He doesn’t keep the 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.
Ezekiel 18:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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,
- New International Version (NIV)He does not oppress anyone or require a pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Has not oppressed anyone, Nor withheld a pledge, Nor robbed by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing;
Context of Ezekiel 18:16
14“But suppose this person has a son. The son sees all the sins that his father does. He is afraid, so he doesn’t do such things. 15He doesn’t eat at the illegal mountain worship sites or look for help from the idols of the nation of Israel. He doesn’t dishonor his neighbor’s wife. He doesn’t oppress anyone. He doesn’t keep the 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. 17He refuses to hurt the poor. He doesn’t charge interest or make excessive profits. He obeys my rules and lives by my laws. He won’t die for his father’s sins. He will certainly live. 18But his father has oppressed others, robbed his relative, and done what is wrong among his people. So the father will die because of his sin.
Read all of Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 18:16 word by word
וְאִישׁ֙ לֹ֣א הוֹנָ֔ה חֲבֹל֙ לֹ֣א חָבָ֔ל וּגְזֵלָ֖ה לֹ֣א גָזָ֑ל לַחְמוֹ֙ לְרָעֵ֣ב נָתָ֔ן וְעֵר֖וֹם כִּסָּה־בָֽגֶד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neither hath oppressedיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
- anyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- hath not withholdenחָבַלchâbal · to pledgeH2254
- the pledgeחֲבֹלchăbôl chăbôlâh · pledgeH2258
- neither hath spoiledגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
- by violenceגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
- hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- his breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- to the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
- and hath coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
- the nakedעֵירֹם‛êyrôm ‛êrôm · nakedH5903
- with a garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:16
- Ezekiel 18:7He 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.
- Job 22:7You don’t even give a tired person a drink of water, and you take food away from hungry people.
- Job 31:19If I have seen anyone die because he had no clothes or a poor person going naked….
- Proverbs 22:9Whoever is generous will be blessed because he has shared his food with the poor.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him some food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him some water to drink.
- Proverbs 31:20She opens her hands to oppressed people and stretches them out to needy people.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
- Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.
- Luke 11:41Give what is inside as a gift to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.
- Luke 14:13Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the handicapped, the lame, and the blind.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:16
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18The righteous son of an evil man will surely live. God will judge each person individually.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. The third case: a son who walks not in the steps of an unrighteous father, but in the ways of God; for example, Josiah, the pious son of guilty Amon; Hezekiah, of Ahaz (2Ki 16:1-20; 18:1-37; 21:1-22:20). seeth ... and considereth--The same Hebrew stands for both verbs, "seeth ... yea, seeth." The repetition implies the attentive observation needed, in order that the son may not be led astray by his father's bad example; as sons generally are blind…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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