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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,

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עָנִ֤יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְאֶבְיוֹן֙veevyonand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).הוֹנָ֔הhonahdestroyיָנָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH3238to rage or be violent; by implication, to suppress, to maltreatdestroy, (thrust out by) oppress(-ing, -ion, -or), proud, vex, do violence.גְּזֵל֣וֹתgezelotthatגְּזֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “that”, the ordinary formH1500{robbery, or (concretely) plunder}that (he had robbed) (which he took violently away), spoil, violence.גָּזָ֔לgazalrobגָּזַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rob”, a completed actionH1497to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or robcatch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.חֲבֹ֖לchavolpledgeחֲבֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “pledge”, the ordinary formH2258a pawn (as security for debt)pledge.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָשִׁ֑יבyashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַגִּלּוּלִים֙hagilulimthe idolגִּלּוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the idol”, the ordinary formH1544properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idolidol.נָשָׂ֣אnasalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…עֵינָ֔יוeynayveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…תּוֹעֵבָ֖הtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.עָשָֽׂהasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

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American Standard Version (1901)

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Young’s Literal Translation

The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

World English Bible

has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

Darby Translation

hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,

Douay-Rheims

That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ πτωχὸν καὶ πένητα κατεδυνάστευσε, καὶ ἅρπαγμα ἥρπασε, καὶ ἐνεχυρασμὸν οὐκ ἀπέδωκε, καὶ εἰς τὰ εἴδωλα ἔθετο τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ἀνομίαν πεποίηκε,

American Standard Version (1901)

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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