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And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness, and on the mountains he does not eat and he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he does not defile and he does not approach a woman of[a] menstruation, and he oppresses no one[b] and he returns a pledge for his loan and he commits no robbery[c] and he gives[d] his bread to the hungry and he covers a naked person with a garment, and he does not charge interest[e] and he takes no usury, and he holds back[f] his hand from injustice and he executes a judgment of fairness between persons,[g] and in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps,[h] performing faithfully[i]then he is righteous, and certainly he will live,” declares[j] the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:6 Or “in”
  2. Ezekiel 18:7 Literally “a person not”
  3. Ezekiel 18:7 Literally “robbed things not he seized”
  4. Ezekiel 18:7 Or “shares”
  5. Ezekiel 18:8 Literally “with the interest not he gives”
  6. Ezekiel 18:8 Or “brings back”
  7. Ezekiel 18:8 Literally “man and man”
  8. Ezekiel 18:9 Or “watches”
  9. Ezekiel 18:9 Literally “to do with with faithfulness”
  10. Ezekiel 18:9 Literally “declaration of”

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, 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the naked with a garment; he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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