He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practises my ordinances and follows my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.
and lends at interest or for profit, will he live? He will not live! Since he has committed all these detestable acts, he will certainly die. His death will be his own fault. ,
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbours. You have forgotten me. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as half a kilogram of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.
Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.