Ezekiel 18:8 (DRB)

Passage

Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man:

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman:

Ezekiel 18:7 And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment:

Ezekiel 18:8 Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man:

Ezekiel 18:9 Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 18:10 And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "lent", "upon", "usury", "taken", "increase", and "withdrawn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "lent", 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 man but..." into verse 9's "Hath walked in my commandments and kept...", so "hath" and "lent" 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 "lent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.