Ezekiel 18:17

Ezekiel 18:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; he shall surely live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor And not received usury or increase, But has executed My judgments And walked in My statutes— He shall not die for the iniquity of his father; He shall surely live!

Context of Ezekiel 18:17

15He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife. 16He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices my ordinances and follows my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live. 18“As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did among his people what was not good. 19But you may ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity? ’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all my statutes, he will certainly live.

Ezekiel 18:17 word by word

מֵעָנִ֞י הֵשִׁ֣יב יָד֗וֹ נֶ֤שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית֙ לֹ֣א לָקָ֔ח מִשְׁפָּטַ֣י עָשָׂ֔ה בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י הָלָ֑ךְ ה֗וּא לֹ֥א יָמ֛וּת בַּעֲוֹ֥ן אָבִ֖יו חָיֹ֥ה יִחְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• hath taken offשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• his handיָדyâd · handH3027
• from the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• hath not receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• usuryנֶ֫שֶׁךְneshek · interestH5392
• nor increaseתַּרְבִּיתtarbîyth · incrementH8636
• hath executedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• hath walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• he shall not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• for the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• of his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• he shall surelyחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:17

• Ezekiel 18:8He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from injustice and carries out true justice between men.
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
• Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him.
• Proverbs 29:7The righteous person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.
• Jeremiah 22:16He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
• Matthew 18:27Then the master of that servant had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.
• Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.”
• Leviticus 18:4You are to practice my ordinances and you are to keep my statutes by following them; I am the Lord your God.
• Ezekiel 18:19But you may ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity? ’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all my statutes, he will certainly live.
• Ezekiel 20:18“‘Then I said to their children in the wilderness, “Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.
• Jeremiah 16:11Then you will answer them, ‘Because your ancestors abandoned me — this is the Lord’s declaration — and followed other gods, served them, and bowed in worship to them. Indeed, they abandoned me and did not keep my instruction.
• Malachi 3:7“Since the days of your ancestors, you have turned from my statutes; you have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Armies. Yet you ask, “How can we return?”
• Matthew 23:29“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,
• Ezekiel 18:9He follows my statutes and keeps my ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 3:21But if you warn the righteous person that he should not sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he listened to your warning, and you will have rescued yourself.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He shall not die for the iniquity of his father - He shall no more be affected by his father's crimes, than his father was benefited by his grandfather's righteousness.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 18:17

• Children
• Interest
• Poor
• Responsibility
• Usury
• 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