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 Living Translation (NLT)He helps the poor, does not lend money at interest, and obeys all my regulations and decrees. Such a person will not die because of his father’s sins; he will surely live.

Context of Ezekiel 18:17

15Who has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife; 16Has not oppressed anyone, Nor withheld a pledge, Nor robbed by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing; Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor And not received usury or increase, But has executed My judgments And walked in My statutes— He shall not die for the iniquity of his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! 18“As for his father, Because he cruelly oppressed, Robbed his brother by violence, And did what is not good among his people, Behold, he shall die for his iniquity. 19“Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?’ Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely 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 18:8If he has not exacted usury Nor taken any increase, But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity And executed true judgment between man and man;
• Job 29:16I was a father to the poor, And I searched out the case that I did not know.
• Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
• Proverbs 29:7The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
• Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; Then it was well. Was not this knowing Me?” says the Lord.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you; break off your sins by being righteous, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
• Matthew 18:27Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
• Luke 19:8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
• Leviticus 18:4You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances, to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
• Ezekiel 18:19“Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father?’ Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live.
• Ezekiel 20:18“But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
• Jeremiah 16:11then you shall say to them, ‘Because your fathers have forsaken Me,’ says the Lord; ‘they have walked after other gods and have served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and not kept My law.
• Malachi 3:7Yet from the days of your fathers You have gone away from My ordinances And have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” Says the Lord of hosts. “But you said, ‘In what way shall we return?’
• Matthew 23:29“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
• Ezekiel 18:9If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 3:21Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.”

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)

In the dictionaries

• Cruelly
• Debt
• Live
• Accountability
• Ezekiel
• God
• Heredity
• Interest
• Poor
• Prophecy; Prophets

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