Ezekiel 18:17

That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
off	הֵשִׁ֣יב he.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	יָד֗וֹ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
poor	מֵעָנִ֞י me.'a.Ni	H6041	depressed · preposition + adjective, masculine singular absolute
received	לָקָ֔ח la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
usury	נֶ֤שֶׁךְ Ne.shekh	H5392	interest on a debt · noun, common masculine singular absolute
increase	וְתַרְבִּית֙ ve.tar.Bit	H8636	multiplication · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
executed	עָשָׂ֔ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
judgments	מִשְׁפָּטַ֣י mish.pa.Tai	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
walked	הָלָ֑ךְ ha.Lakh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
statutes	בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י be.chu.ko.Tai	H2708	an enactment · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix
die	יָמ֛וּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
iniquity	בַּעֲוֹ֥ן ba.'a.Von	H5771	perversity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
father	אָבִ֖יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
surely	חָיֹ֥ה cha.Yoh	H2421	to live · verb, qal infinitive absolute
live	יִחְיֶֽה yich.Yeh	H2421	to live · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 18:8-9 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true jud…
Leviticus 18:4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 18:26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor an…
Leviticus 18:30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye…
Job 29:16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 29:14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:10-20

God, by the prophet, having laid down the general rule of judgment, that he will render eternal life to those that patiently continue in well-doing, but indignation and wrath to those that do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness (Rom 2:7, Rom 2:8), comes, in these verses, to show that men's parentage and relation shall not alter the case either one way or other. I. He applied it largely and particularly both ways. As it was in the royal line of the kings of Judah, so it often happens in private families, that godly parents have wicked children and wicked parents have godly children. Now here he shows, 1. That a wicked man shall certainly perish in his iniquity, though he be the son o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:17

taken off his hand from the poor--that is, abstained from oppressing the poor, when he had the opportunity of doing so with impunity.The different sense of the phrase in Eze 16:49, in reference to relieving the poor, seems to have suggested the reading followed by FAIRBAIRN, but not sanctioned by the Hebrew, "hath not turned his hand from," &c. But Eze 20:22 uses the phrase in a somewhat similar sense to English Version here, abstained from hurting.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 18:17

He shall not die for the iniquity of his father - He shall no more be affected by his father's crimes, than his father was benefited by his grandfather's righteousness.

John Gill on Ezekiel 18:17

That hath taken off his hand from the poor,.... When he perceived it lay heavy upon him, withdrew it from hurting him, and forbore to do it when it was in his power, and perhaps eased him of the hardships his father had laid upon him; which was very kind and humane: that hath not received usury nor increase; See Gill on Ezekiel 18:8; hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; had not only negative, but positive holiness: not only abstained from things sinful, but did that which was just and right, both with respect to God and man; observed the worship of God, and did justice to mankind: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father; or be punished for his father's sins, wit…

Dictionary and topics

Debt — The Mosaic law encouraged the practice of lending (Deut. 15:7; Ps. 37:26; Matt. 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest except from foreigners. Usury was strongly condemned (Prov. 28:8; Ezek.…
Usury — The sum paid for the use of money, hence interest; not, as in the modern sense, exorbitant interest. The Jews were forbidden to exact usury (Lev. 25:36, 37), only, however, in their dealings with…
Interest · but not generally signifying unlawful or unjust rates) — but not generally signifying unlawful or unjust rates)
Poor · DUTY TO — DUTY TO
Responsibility · ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE — ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE
Usury · Forbid — Forbid

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 18:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:17

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 18:17

John Gill on Ezekiel 18:17

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 18:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:17

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 18:17

John Gill on Ezekiel 18:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Ezekiel 18:14-17

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 18:14-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 18:14-18

Rashi on Ezekiel 18:17