Ezekiel 18:7

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And hath not

עָשַׁק

ʻâshaq

H6231

to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

38 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

912 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
but hath

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

27 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
to the

חוֹב

chôwb

H2326

debt

4 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
his

חָבַל

châbal

H2254

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturi...

22 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
hath

גָּזַל

gâzal

H1497

to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob

55 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

358 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
by

חָמָס

châmâç

H2555

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

57 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
hath

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

498 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
his

לֶחֶם

lechem

H3899

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

361 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
to the

רָעֵב

râʻêb

H7457

hungry (more or less intensely)

30 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and hath

כָּסָה

kâçâh

H3680

properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

105 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
the

עָרוֹם

ʻârôwm

H6174

nude, either partially or totally

47 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
with a

בֶּגֶד

beged

H899

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

86 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

Key Terms in This Verse

debtor H2326

חוֹב chôwb

debt

Study H2326 →
pledge H2254

חָבַל châbal

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)

Study H2254 →
restored H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

Study H7725 →
hungry H7457

רָעֵב râʻêb

hungry (more or less intensely)

Study H7457 →
oppressed H6231

עָשַׁק ʻâshaq

to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

Study H6231 →
naked H6174

עָרוֹם ʻârôwm

nude, either partially or totally

Study H6174 →
spoiled H1497

גָּזַל gâzal

to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob

Study H1497 →
violence H2555

חָמָס châmâç

violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain

Study H2555 →
garment H899

בֶּגֶד beged

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

Study H899 →
covered H3680

כָּסָה kâçâh

properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

Study H3680 →

Cross References

Ezekiel 18:16 cross-reference

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,

Ezekiel 18:12 cross-reference

Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Exodus 22:26 cross-reference

If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

Ezekiel 33:15 cross-reference

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Amos 2:8 cross-reference

And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

Ezekiel 18:18 cross-reference

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

Amos 3:10 cross-reference

For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Luke 3:11 cross-reference

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Job 24:9 cross-reference

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

Jeremiah 22:3 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, ne...

Exodus 23:9 cross-reference

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Psalm 41:1 cross-reference

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Ezekiel 7:23 cross-reference

Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.

Proverbs 14:31 cross-reference

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Deuteronomy 24:17 cross-reference

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

Job 24:3 cross-reference

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Proverbs 28:27 cross-reference

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Isaiah 33:15 cross-reference

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shuttet...

Amos 6:3 cross-reference

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Psalm 112:9 cross-reference

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

Zephaniah 1:9 cross-reference

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

Proverbs 28:8 cross-reference

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Psalm 112:4 cross-reference

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Isaiah 5:7 cross-reference

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Malachi 3:5 cross-reference

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his...

Related Passages

Welcome to LOGOS Study

Your complete Bible study toolkit