Ezekiel 18:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Taken off his hand from the poor; withdrawn his hand from hurting or wronging the poor, though he had power and might to do it securely. That hath not received usury, & c. see Ezekiel 18:8,9, where these particulars are explained.

Ezekiel 18:17

17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.