Ezekiel 18:8 (ASV)

Passage

he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:6 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,

Ezekiel 18:7 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;

Ezekiel 18:8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

Ezekiel 18:9 hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 18:10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "given", "forth", "upon", "interest", "neither", and "taken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "given", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and hath not wronged any but hath..." into verse 9's "hath walked in my statutes and hath...", so "hath" and "given" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hath" and "given" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.