Ezekiel 18:7-8

18:7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, ¹  does not commit robbery, ²  but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked, 18:8 does not engage in usury or charge interest, ³  but refrains ⁴  from wrongdoing, promotes true justice ⁵  between men,

Ezekiel 18:12

18:12 oppresses the poor and the needy, ⁶  commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to ⁷  idols, performs abominable acts,

Ezekiel 33:15

33:15 He ⁸  returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, ⁹  committing no iniquity. He will certainly live – he will not die.

[18:7]  ¹ tn Heb “restores to the debtor his pledge.” The root occurs in Exod 22:25 in reference to restoring a man’s garment as a pledge before nightfall.

[18:7]  ² tn The Hebrew term refers to seizure of property, usually by the rich (Isa 3:14; 10:2; Mic 2:2 [see Lev 5:21, 22]).

[18:8]  ³ sn This law was given in Lev 25:36.

[18:8]  ⁴ tn Heb, “turns back his hand.”

[18:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “justice of truth.”

[18:12]  ⁵ sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).

[18:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”

[33:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “the wicked one.”

[33:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “and in the statutes of life he walks.”