Ezekiel 18:12 (DBY)

Passage

hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:10 And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],

Ezekiel 18:11 and that doeth not any of those [duties], but also hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

Ezekiel 18:12 hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:13 given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.

Ezekiel 18:14 But lo, if he have begotten a son that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "oppressed", "poor", "needy", "exercised", "robbery", and "restored". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "oppressed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "and that doeth not any of those..." into verse 13's "given forth upon usury and taken increase...", so "hath" and "oppressed" 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 "oppressed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.