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,

[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.”