For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Ezekiel 18:16 - Revised Standard Version does not wrong any one, exacts no pledge, commits no robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nor wronged anyone, nor has taken anything in pledge, nor has taken by robbery but has given his bread to the hungry and has covered the naked with a garment, American Standard Version (1901) neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; Common English Bible He doesn’t cheat anyone, either by seizing collateral for loans or committing robbery. He gives his food to the hungry and clothes to the naked. Catholic Public Domain Version and who has not grieved any man, nor withheld the collateral, nor seized by violence, but instead has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence: but hath given his bread to the hungry and covered the naked with a garment: |
For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
“If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
if I have seen any one perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without covering;
if his loins have not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Blessed is he who considers the poor! The Lord delivers him in the day of trouble;
He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.
oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,
who does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife,
does not oppress any one, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,