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

12oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination, 13he lends money on interest and takes increase; will he live? He will not live! He has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death; his blood will be on his own head. “Now behold, he has a son who has observed all his father’s sins which he committed, and observing does not do likewise. 15He does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife, 16or oppress anyone, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery, but 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

• Now beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• hasיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• who has observedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• likewiseהֵןhên · they(fem.)H2004

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:14

• Ezekiel 18:10“Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother
• Proverbs 17:21He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
• Proverbs 23:24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
• Ezekiel 20:18“I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘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 year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.
• 2 Chronicles 34:21“Go, inquire of the Lord for me and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book which has been found; for great is the wrath of the Lord which is poured out on us because our fathers have not observed the word of the Lord, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
• Jeremiah 9:14but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,”
• Jeremiah 44:17But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.
• Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.
• 1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers,
• Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
• Psalms 119:59I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
• Isaiah 44:19No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!”
• Jeremiah 8:6I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone turned to his course, Like a horse charging into the battle.
• Hosea 7:2And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.
• Haggai 1:5Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider 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