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and he oppresses no one[a] and he returns a pledge for his loan and he commits no robbery[b] and he gives[c] his bread to the hungry and he covers a naked person with a garment, and he does not charge interest[d] and he takes no usury, and he holds back[e] his hand from injustice and he executes a judgment of fairness between persons,[f] and in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps,[g] performing faithfully[h]then he is righteous, and certainly he will live,” declares[i] the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:7 Literally “a person not”
  2. Ezekiel 18:7 Literally “robbed things not he seized”
  3. Ezekiel 18:7 Or “shares”
  4. Ezekiel 18:8 Literally “with the interest not he gives”
  5. Ezekiel 18:8 Or “brings back”
  6. Ezekiel 18:8 Literally “man and man”
  7. Ezekiel 18:9 Or “watches”
  8. Ezekiel 18:9 Literally “to do with with faithfulness”
  9. Ezekiel 18:9 Literally “declaration of”