John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 18:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And hath not oppressed any, &c.] By fraud or force, particularly the poor, to the great grief and hurt of them: [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge; which was pawned; not embezzling it, or keeping it beyond the time fixed by the law of God, (<052412>Deuteronomy 24:12,13 <022226>Exodus 22:26); hath spoiled none by violence; has not committed theft and robbery, or done injury to any man’s person and property: hath given his bread to the hungry; which was his own; what he had laboured for, and come by honestly, and so had a right to dispose of; and being merciful, as well as just, eats not his morsel alone, but distributes it to the poor and hungry, (<235807>Isaiah 58:7); and hath covered the naked with a garment; as Job did, as well as the former, and for which Dorcas is commended, (<183117>Job 31:17-20 <440939>Acts 9:39).

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