The Meaning of Ezekiel 18:8 Explained

Ezekiel 18:8

KJV: He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

YLT: In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.

Darby: he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

ASV: he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He [that] hath not given forth  upon usury,  neither hath taken  any increase,  [that] hath withdrawn  his hand  from iniquity,  hath executed  TRUE  judgment  between man  and man, 

What does Ezekiel 18:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Fifth, not charging interest of other Israelites or practicing iniquity but providing true justice and faithfully doing all that God required of His people further represented doing God"s will. The selfishness of the Jewish usurers cut to the very heart of their sinfulness. Again, God specified correct conduct as well as condemning sin (cf. Ezekiel 18:7).

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 18

1  God defends his justice
31  and exhorts to repentance

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 18:8 mean?

usury not if he has exacted and any increase nor taken from iniquity [But] has withdrawn his hand judgment TRUE [And] executed between man and man
בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־ יִתֵּ֗ן וְתַרְבִּית֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔ח מֵעָ֖וֶל יָשִׁ֣יב יָד֑וֹ מִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱמֶת֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ לְאִֽישׁ

בַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְ  usury 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶשֶׁךְ  
Sense: interest, usury.
יִתֵּ֗ן  if  he  has  exacted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
וְתַרְבִּית֙  and  any  increase 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תַּרְבִּית  
Sense: increment, usury, interest, bonus.
לֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִקָּ֔ח  taken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מֵעָ֖וֶל  from  iniquity 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָוֶל 
Sense: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong.
יָשִׁ֣יב  [But]  has  withdrawn 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
יָד֑וֹ  his  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
מִשְׁפַּ֤ט  judgment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
אֱמֶת֙  TRUE 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה  [And]  executed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בֵּ֥ין  between 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בַּיִן 
Sense: between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between.
אִ֖ישׁ  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לְאִֽישׁ  and  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.