Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 18:6
6He has not eaten at mountain shrines or lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife or come near to a woman during niddah .
Ezekiel 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
- New International Version (NIV)He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.
- English Standard Version (ESV)if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity;
Context of Ezekiel 18:6
4Behold, every living soul is Mine—the soul of father as well as the soul of son—both are Mine. Behold, the soul who sins is the one who will die. 5“Suppose a man is just and does what is lawful and right: He has not eaten at mountain shrines or lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He has not defiled his neighbor’s wife or come near to a woman during niddah . 7He does not wrong anyone, returns his pledge for a debt, does not commit robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment. 8He does not loan with interest or take unjust gain. He keeps his hand from iniquity, executes true justice between people,
Read all of Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 18:6 word by word
אֶל־הֶֽהָרִים֙ לֹ֣א אָכָ֔ל וְעֵינָיו֙ לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔א אֶל־גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאֶת־אֵ֤שֶׁת רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ לֹ֣א טִמֵּ֔א וְאֶל־אִשָּׁ֥ה נִדָּ֖ה לֹ֥א יִקְרָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- hath not eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- upon the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- neither hath lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
- his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- to the idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- neither hath defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
- his neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- neither hath come nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
- to a menstruousנִדָּהniddâh · impurityH5079
- womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:6
- Ezekiel 18:11(though the father himself does none of these things). He has even eaten at mountain shrines, defiled his neighbor’s wife,
- Ezekiel 6:13You will know that I am Adonai, when your slain lie among their idols surrounding their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, under every green tree and under every leafy oak—the places where they offer sweet aroma to all their idols.
- Ezekiel 20:28When I brought them into the land, which I lifted up My hand to give to them, they saw every high hill and every leafy tree. There they slaughtered their sacrifices and presented their offensive offering. There they made their soothing aroma and poured out their drink offerings.
- Ezekiel 22:9Slanderous men are in you in order to shed blood. They have eaten at the mountain shrines; they commit immoral acts in your midst.
- Exodus 34:15“See that you do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land. Otherwise when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, someone will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifice.
- Numbers 25:2Then they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, so the people were eating, and bowing down before their gods.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20No, I’m saying that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God, and I don’t want you to become partners with demons.
- Ezekiel 18:12wronged the poor and needy, taken by robbery, not restored the pledge, lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,
- Ezekiel 20:7I said to them, ‘Each of you must throw away every detestable thing from his eyes, and not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am Adonai your God.’
- Ezekiel 33:25“Therefore say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘You eat with the blood, lift up your eyes to your idols and shed blood. Should you possess the land?
- Deuteronomy 4:19and so that you do not lift up your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun and the moon and the stars—all the heavenly host—and are drawn away and bow down and worship them. Adonai your God has allotted them to all the peoples under all the heavens.
- Psalms 121:1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains— from where does my help come?
- Psalms 123:1A Song of Ascents. To You I lift up my eyes— You enthroned in the heavens.
- Ezekiel 22:10They have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness in you; they violate women that are in niddah within you.
- Leviticus 18:19“You are not to approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in the impurity of her niddah .
- Leviticus 20:10“The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress should surely be put to death.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61. Hath not eaten upon the mountains - Idolatrous worship was generally performed on mountains and hills; and those who offered sacrifices feasted on the sacrifice, and thus held communion with the idol. 2. Neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols - Has paid them no religious adoration; has trusted in them for nothing, and has not made prayer nor supplication before them. 3. Neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife - Has had no adulterous connection…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Eaten, upon the mountains - At the feast of idols, in contradiction to the command of Deuteronomy 12:17. Idols of the house of Israel - Idolatry was so popular that certain idols were counted as belonging to the people of Israel, of whom Yahweh was the true God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6does not … approach a woman during her period: See study note on Ezekiel 36:17; see also Leviticus 15.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. not eaten upon ... mountains--the high places, where altars were reared. A double sin: sacrificing elsewhere than at the temple, where only God sanctioned sacrifice (De 12:13, 14); and this to idols instead of to Jehovah. "Eaten" refers to the feasts which were connected with the sacrifices (see Ex 32:6; De 32:38; Jud 9:27; 1Co 8:4, 10; 10:7). lifted ... eyes to--namely, in adoration (Psa 121:1). The superstitious are compared to harlots; their eyes go…Read the comment
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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
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