Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:16–17

16He does not oppress another,

or retain a pledge, or commit robbery.

He gives his bread to the hungry

and covers the naked with clothing.

17He withholds his hand from harming the poora

and takes no interest or usury.

He keeps My ordinances

and follows My statutes.

Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.

Footnotes

  • a 18:17 Hebrew; LXX He withholds his hand from iniquity

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Ezekiel 18:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He does notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
oppressהוֹנָ֔הhō·w·nāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
anotherוְאִישׁ֙wə·’îšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
or retainחָבָ֔לḥā·ḇālVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2254 bind, pledge
a pledgeחֲבֹל֙ḥă·ḇōlNoun - masculine singularH2258 pledge
or commitגָזָ֑לḡā·zālVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1497 tear away, seize, rob
robberyוּגְזֵלָ֖הū·ḡə·zê·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1500 plunder, spoil
He givesנָתָ֔ןnā·ṯānVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
his breadלַחְמוֹ֙laḥ·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3899 bread, food
to the hungryלְרָעֵ֣בlə·rā·‘êḇPreposition-l; Adjective - masculine singularH7457 hungry
and coversכִּסָּה־kis·sāh-Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3680 cover
the nakedוְעֵר֖וֹםwə·‘ê·rō·wmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH5903 naked
with clothingבָֽגֶד׃ḇā·ḡeḏNoun - masculine singularH899 treachery

Ezekiel 18:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He withholdsהֵשִׁ֣יבhê·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
his handיָד֗וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
the poorמֵעָנִ֞יmê·‘ā·nîPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and takesלָקָ֔חlā·qāḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְne·šeḵNoun - masculine singularH5392 interest, usury
or usuryוְתַרְבִּית֙wə·ṯar·bîṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8636 increment, interest, usury
Heה֗וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
keepsעָשָׂ֔ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmiš·pā·ṭayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH4941 judgment
and followsהָלָ֑ךְhā·lāḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbə·ḥuq·qō·w·ṯayPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
Such a man will notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
dieיָמ֛וּתyā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
for his father’sאָבִ֖יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
iniquityבַּעֲוֺ֥ןba·‘ă·wōnPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
He will surely liveחָיֹ֥הḥā·yōhVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2421 live

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Ezekiel 18:16 Ezekiel 18:7

Ezekiel 18:17 Ezekiel 18:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.