John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 18:7

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 18:7

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Ezekiel 18:7

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;" — Ezekiel 18:7 (ASV)

And has not oppressed any By fraud or force, particularly the poor, to the great grief and hurt of them:

[but] has restored to the debtor his pledge; which was pawned; not embezzling it, or keeping it beyond the time fixed by the law of God, (Deuteronomy 24:12Deuteronomy 24:13) (Exodus 22:26);

has spoiled none by violence; has not committed theft and robbery, or done injury to any man's person and property:

has given his bread to the hungry; which was his own; what he had laboured for, and come by honestly, and so had a right to dispose of; and being merciful, as well as just, eats not his morsel alone, but distributes it to the poor and hungry, (Isaiah 58:7);

and has covered the naked with a garment; as Job did, as well as the former, and for which Dorcas is commended, (Job 31:17–20) (Acts 9:39).