(A)does not lend at interest (B)or take any profit,[a] withholds his hand from injustice, (C)executes true justice between man and man, (D)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; (E)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.

10 “If he fathers a son who is violent, (F)a shedder of blood, who does any of these things

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)

He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.(A)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly(B) between two parties.
He follows my decrees(C)
    and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;(D)
    he will surely live,(E)
declares the Sovereign Lord.

10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood(F) or does any of these other things[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:10 Or things to a brother