Ezekiel 18:14

Ezekiel 18:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
• New International Version (NIV)“But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise:
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If, however, he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done, And considers but does not do likewise;

Context of Ezekiel 18:14

12He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. 13He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise: 15He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife. 16He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Ezekiel 18:14 word by word

וְהִנֵּה֙ הוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וַיַּ֕רְא אֶת־כָּל־חַטֹּ֥את אָבִ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּרְאֶ֕ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה כָּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Nowהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• suppose this son hasיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• who seesרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• has committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and does notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:14

• Ezekiel 18:10Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
• Proverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
• Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
• Ezekiel 20:18In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.
• 2 Chronicles 29:3In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
• 2 Chronicles 34:21“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
• Jeremiah 9:14Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
• Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
• Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
• Psalms 119:59I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
• Isaiah 44:19And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
• Jeremiah 8:6I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
• Hosea 7:2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
• Haggai 1:5Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Now, lo, if he beget a son that seeth all his father's sins - and considereth - Lays to heart the evil of his father's life, and the dreadful consequences of a life of rebellion against God. And doeth not such like - Is quite a different man in moral feeling and character; and acts up to the thirteen points already laid down.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18The righteous son of an evil man will surely live. God will judge each person individually.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. The third case: a son who walks not in the steps of an unrighteous father, but in the ways of God; for example, Josiah, the pious son of guilty Amon; Hezekiah, of Ahaz (2Ki 16:1-20; 18:1-37; 21:1-22:20). seeth ... and considereth--The same Hebrew stands for both verbs, "seeth ... yea, seeth." The repetition implies the attentive observation needed, in order that the son may not be led astray by his father's bad example; as sons generally are blind…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:14

• Children
• Responsibility
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings