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He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If he has oppressed the poor and needy, Robbed by violence, Not restored the pledge, Lifted his eyes to the idols, <i>Or</i> committed abomination;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but raises his eyes to the idols <i>and</i> commits abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols, <i>and</i> commits abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />he mistreats the afflicted and needy, commits robbery, does not return a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols <i>and</i> does abominations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore [to the debtor] his pledge, but raises his eyes to the idols, and commits repulsive acts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he looks to the idols, commits detestable acts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and when he oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, and does not return collateral, and when he raises his eyes to the idols, commits detestable acts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />cheats the poor, and robs people. He keeps what is given to him as security for a loan. He worships idols, does disgusting things, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />hath wronged 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He oppresses the poor and needy. He robs. He doesn't return the security for a loan. He looks to idols for help. He does disgusting things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He cheats the poor, he robs, he keeps what a borrower gives him as security. He goes to pagan shrines, worships disgusting idols, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />oppresses the afflicted and the poor, robs others, doesn't return security for a debt, looks to idols, does detestable things, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath stripped by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has oppressed the afflicted and needy, "" He has taken away plunder violently, "" He does not return a pledge, "" And he has lifted up his eyes to the idols, "" He has done abomination!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Oppressing the poor and needy, stripping off plunder, he will not turn back the pledge, and he lifted up his eyes to the blocks, doing abomination,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />who grieves the needy and the poor, who seizes with violence, who does not restore the collateral, and who lifts up his eyes to idols, committing abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not give back a pledge, raises his eyes to idols, does abominable things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Oppresses the poor and needy, extorts from his neighbor, restores not the pledge to its owner, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Or he will cheat the poor or the afflicted or will oppress his neighbor or he will not return a security payment to its owners or lifts his eyes to idols or he will commit an abomination<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4579" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">A Proverb about Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3238.htm" title="3238: hō·w·nāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress. A primitive root; to rage or be violent: by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.">He oppresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/34.htm" title="34: wə·’eḇ·yō·wn (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- In want, needy, poor. From 'abah, in the sense of want; destitute.">and needy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1500.htm" title="1500: gə·zê·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Plunder, spoil. Feminine of gazel and mean the same.">he commits robbery</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: gā·zāl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/2258.htm" title="2258: ḥă·ḇōl (N-ms) -- A pledge. Or chabolah; from chabal; a pawn.">a pledge.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">He lifts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nāw (N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">his eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: hag·gil·lū·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">idols;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he commits</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">abominations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a></span><br />Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Jeremiah 31:29-30</a></span><br />“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ / Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">2 Kings 14:6</a></span><br />Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Proverbs 28:24</a></span><br />He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. / They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a></span><br />Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a></span><br />You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-24</a></span><br />You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. / You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-32</a></span><br />They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10-11</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. / For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,</p><p class="hdg">oppressed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7,16</a></b></br> And hath not oppressed any, <i>but</i> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> a merchant, the balances of deceit <i>are</i> in his hand: he loveth to oppress.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1</a></b></br> Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that <i>are</i> in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.</p><p class="hdg">hath committed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a></b></br> <i>And</i> hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6,17</a></b></br> He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? <i>even</i> the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, <i>and</i> thou shalt see greater abominations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22,26-30</a></b></br> Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it <i>is</i> abomination… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-50.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-58.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Exercised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Need</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Oppresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-53.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-8.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Commits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Exercised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Oppresses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-30.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-15.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Wronged</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He oppresses the poor and needy;</b><br>This phrase highlights a violation of the Mosaic Law, which emphasized justice and care for the marginalized (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-27</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>). Oppression of the poor was a common sin condemned by the prophets (<a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a>, <a href="/amos/4.htm">Amos 4:1</a>). In ancient Israel, the poor and needy were often landless, relying on the community's generosity. This behavior reflects a heart hardened against God's commands for compassion and justice.<p><b>he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge.</b><br>Robbery and failure to restore a pledge are direct violations of the commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-15.htm">Exodus 20:15</a>, <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a>). In biblical times, pledges were often items given as security for a loan (<a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Deuteronomy 24:10-13</a>). Not restoring a pledge, especially when it was a necessity for the debtor, was seen as a grave injustice. This behavior indicates a lack of integrity and disregard for the well-being of others, contrary to the righteous living God desires.<p><b>He lifts his eyes to idols;</b><br>Idolatry was a persistent issue in Israel's history, often leading to spiritual adultery against God (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>, <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4-8</a>). Lifting one's eyes to idols signifies a deliberate act of worship and allegiance to false gods. This was not only a personal sin but also a communal one, as it could lead others astray. The prophets frequently warned against idolatry, emphasizing God's exclusive claim to worship (<a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10-11</a>).<p><b>he commits abominations.</b><br>The term "abominations" often refers to practices detestable to God, including idolatry, sexual immorality, and unjust practices (<a href="/leviticus/18-22.htm">Leviticus 18:22-30</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/18-9.htm">Deuteronomy 18:9-12</a>). These acts were not only violations of God's law but also culturally associated with the pagan nations surrounding Israel. Such behavior was seen as a rejection of God's holiness and covenant, leading to judgment and exile (<a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a>, <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, emphasizing personal responsibility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The audience of Ezekiel's prophecies, who were in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>A recurring sin among the Israelites, involving the worship of idols, which Ezekiel frequently condemned.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/social_injustice.htm">Social Injustice</a></b><br>The oppression of the poor and needy, a significant issue addressed by Ezekiel, highlighting the moral decay of the society.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their actions. Ezekiel emphasizes that one cannot blame their circumstances or ancestors for their sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_justice.htm">Social Justice</a></b><br>God calls His people to care for the poor and needy. Oppression and robbery are direct violations of His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry_and_abominations.htm">Idolatry and Abominations</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_repentance.htm">Restoration and Repentance</a></b><br>Failing to restore a pledge symbolizes a lack of integrity. True repentance involves making amends and restoring what is owed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_obedience.htm">Holiness and Obedience</a></b><br>God desires holiness and obedience from His people. Abominations are actions that are detestable to God and must be avoided.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_a_child_for_david's_sin.htm">In 2 Samuel 12:7-14, why would a just God inflict punishment on an innocent child for David's sin, seemingly contradicting Ezekiel 18:20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_carved_image_allowed_in_judges_18_31.htm">How do we reconcile the setting up of a carved image in Judges 18:31 with the strict prohibition against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - The word <span class="cmt_word">abomination</span> probably covers the specific sin named in ver. 6, but not here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He oppresses</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3238.htm">Strong's 3238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and needy,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶבְיוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eḇ·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> </span><span class="str2">In want, needy, poor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he commits robbery</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּזֵל֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·zê·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1500.htm">Strong's 1500: </a> </span><span class="str2">Robbery, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">restore</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׁ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a pledge.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲבֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḇōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2258.htm">Strong's 2258: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pledge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He lifts</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">idols;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלּוּלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·lū·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> </span><span class="str2">A log, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he commits</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָֽׂה׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abominations.</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:12 Has wronged the poor and needy has (Ezek. 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