Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 18:12
Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
See Poole “Eze 18:7“. In the seventh verse the words are more large, condemning the oppressing of any one; here they do more particularly condemn oppressing
the poor, which have little to maintain and less to defend themselves; and needy is added, to render us more sensible of the greatness of this sin, which takes away right where we should show charity.
Hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge: see Eze 18:7.
Hath lifted up his eyes to the idols: see Eze 18:6.
Hath committed abomination, i.e. come near to a menstruous woman, which is expressly named Eze 18:6, and here pointed at; or else idolatry.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
12. oppressed the pooranaggravation to his oppressions, that they were practised against thepoor; whereas in Eze 18:7the expression is simply “oppressed any.”
abominationsingularnumber referring to the particular one mentioned at the end of Eze18:6.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Hath oppressed the poor and needy,…. Who are weak, and have none to help them, and stand by them, and so are oppressed by such a man. This serves to explain the clause, in Eze 18:7;
hath spoiled by violence; his neighbour’s goods; taken them away from him by force:
hath not restored the pledge; to the borrower before sunset, but kept it for his own use; taking the advantage of the poverty of him that borrowed of him:
and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols; whether of the Gentiles, or of the house of Israel:
hath committed abomination; either idolatry, the sin just before mentioned, which was an abomination to the Lord; or else approaching to a menstruous woman, since this follows the other in Eze 18:6; and is not mentioned, unless it is designed here; and so Kimchi interprets it; but Jarchi understands it of the abominable and detestable sin of sodomy: it may regard any and every sin that is abominable in the sight of God.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Eze 18:12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
Ver. 12. Hath committed abomination. ] Such is every of the sins here instanced, whatsoever some can say in defence of them. Hath given forth upon usury, and all.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
oppressed: Eze 18:7, Eze 18:16, Hos 12:7, Amo 4:1, Zec 7:10, Jam 2:6
hath committed: Eze 18:6, Eze 8:6, Eze 8:17, Lev 18:22, Lev 18:26-30, 2Ki 21:11, 2Ki 23:13
Reciprocal: Lev 6:4 – which he Deu 24:13 – deliver 1Ki 11:7 – abomination 1Ki 21:26 – very abominably Job 22:6 – For thou Job 24:4 – turn Psa 12:5 – oppression Eze 16:49 – neither Eze 20:24 – their eyes Eze 22:7 – dealt Eze 22:29 – people Eze 33:15 – restore Eze 33:25 – lift up Eze 33:26 – work Amo 2:8 – laid Mic 2:2 – so
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 18:12. Spoiled by violence means to use force in taking from another his property. Not restored the pledge refers to the law which required a lender to return a pledge at the end of the day.