Ezekiel 18:16

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“Now behold, suppose he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins that he committed, and observing, does not do likewise. 15He does not eat at mountain shrines, or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife, nor does he wrong anyone, take pledged property or commit robbery, but he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, 17withholds his hand from mistreating the poor, does not take interest or increase, practices My laws and walks in My statutes—he will not die for the iniquity of his father, he will surely live. 18“As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, committed robbery from his brother and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die for his iniquity.

Ezekiel 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 does not wrong anyone, returns his pledge for a debt, does not commit robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment.
• Job 22:7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withhold bread,
• Job 31:19if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing or the needy without a covering,
• Proverbs 22:9One with a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
• Proverbs 31:20She spreads out her palms to the poor, and extends her hands to the needy.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, to cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood?
• Luke 11:41But give as tzadakah those things that are within, and indeed everything is pure to you.
• Luke 14:13But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:16

• Children
• Poor
• Responsibility
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cruelly
• Live
• Accountability
• Ezekiel
• God
• Heredity
• Pledge
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Resurrection
• Salvation

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