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does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge,[a] does not commit robbery,[b] but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

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  1. Ezekiel 18:7 tn Heb “restores to the debtor his pledge.” The root occurs in Exod 22:25 in reference to restoring a man’s garment as a pledge before nightfall.
  2. Ezekiel 18:7 tn The Hebrew term refers to seizure of property, usually by the rich (Isa 3:14; 10:2; Mic 2:2; see Lev 5:21, 22 HT [6:2, 3 ET]).