Ezekiel 18:8

Ezekiel 18:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
• New International Version (NIV)He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.
• English Standard Version (ESV)does not lend at interest or take any profit, withholds his hand from injustice, executes true justice between man and man,
• New Living Translation (NLT)He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,

Context of Ezekiel 18:8

6If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; 7If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man; 9If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God. 10“If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things

Ezekiel 18:8 word by word

בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־יִתֵּ֗ן וְתַרְבִּית֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔ח מֵעָ֖וֶל יָשִׁ֣יב יָד֑וֹ מִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱמֶת֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ לְאִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• hath not given forthנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• upon usuryנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392
• neither hath takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• any increaseתַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth · incrementH8636
• hath withdrawnשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• from iniquityעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• hath executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• between manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:8

• Ezekiel 18:13If he has exacted usury Or taken increase— Shall he then live? He shall not live! If he has done any of these abominations, He shall surely die; His blood shall be upon him.
• Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.
• Exodus 22:25“If you lend money to any of My people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.
• Leviticus 25:35‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.
• Deuteronomy 23:19“You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.
• Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren.
• Psalms 15:5He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
• Proverbs 28:8One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
• Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, That you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me.
• 2 Samuel 22:24I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
• Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, He who despises the gain of oppressions, Who gestures with his hands, refusing bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, And shuts his eyes from seeing evil:
• Leviticus 19:15‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
• Deuteronomy 1:16“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.
• Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
• Job 29:7“When I went out to the gate by the city, When I took my seat in the open square,

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 810. Hath not given forth upon usury - יתן לא בנשך beneshech lo yitten . נשך nasach signifies to bite; usury is properly so termed, because it bites into and devours the principal. Usury signifies, with us, exacting unlawful interest for money; and taking the advantage of a man's necessities to advance him cash on exorbitant profit. This bites the receiver in his property, and the lender in his salvation. 11. Neither hath taken any increase - In lending…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Usury - is the profit exacted for the loan of money, “increase” that which is taken for goods; both are forbidden Leviticus 25:36; Deuteronomy 23:19. The placing out of capital at interest for commercial purposes is not taken into consideration. The case is that of money lent to a brother in distress.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Lending money with interest to those in need was banned because it tempted lenders to exploit borrowers (see Exodus 22:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. usury--literally, "biting." The law forbade the Jew to take interest from brethren but permitted him to do so from a foreigner (Ex 22:25; De 23:19, 20; Ne 5:7; Psa 15:5). The letter of the law was restricted to the Jewish polity, and is not binding now; and indeed the principle of taking interest was even then sanctioned, by its being allowed in the case of a foreigner. The spirit of the law still binds us, that we are not to take advantage of our…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:8

• Beneficence
• Children
• Integrity
• Interest
• Judgment
• Responsibility
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Usury
• Wicked (People)
• Works

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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