Ezekiel 18:11
in Ezekiel 18though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
KJV
And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,
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This verse in Ezekiel 18
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd that doeth not any of those duties,.... Before mentioned, which his father did, but the reverse of them; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "and in the way of his righteous father does not walk"; does not tread in his steps, and work righteousness as he did: but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife; has been guilty of idolatry and adultery; See Gill on Eze 18:6.
This site's exposition
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood
on Ezekiel 18:10-13
The just man's son may turn violent and idolatrous, and the verdict shifts. Clarke reads the case as answering the sour-grape proverb, a righteous father's merit does not carry a wicked son past his own guilt. The phrase his blood shall be upon him fixes responsibility on the man himself.
This site's exposition
the father has done none of them
Henry tells good parents with wicked children that their case is written here. Grace does not run in the blood. The son of verse 10 has his father's example before him and takes up the very sins his father refused.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Ver. 10 and following) But if he has fathered a son who is a robber, shedding blood, and he has committed one of these (or, as the Septuagint has translated, if he has committed sins: if he has not walked in the way of his righteous father), and he does all these things, not abstaining from them, but rather feasting on the mountains, defiling the wife of his neighbor, oppressing the needy and the poor, seizing plunder, not returning pledges, lifting his eyes to idols, committing abominations, engaging in usury, and taking more, will he live?
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Let those good parents that have wicked children not look upon their case as singular; it is a case put here; and by it we see that grace does not run in the blood, nor always attend the means of grace.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
His pious parentage, so far from excusing, aggravates his guilt. robber--or literally, "a breaker," namely, through all constraints of right. doeth the like to any one--The Hebrew and the parallel (Eze 18:18) require us to translate rather, "doeth to his brother any of these things," namely, the things which follow in Eze 18:11, &c. [MAURER].
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And he does not do all these All these good deeds that his father did.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
and he commits upon his brother any of these Heb. אָח. Jonathan renders: and he does to his brother any one of these.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְה֕וּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾeleh | these [things] | H428 → | 746 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עָשָׂ֑ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| גַ֤ם | gam | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֶֽהָרִים֙ | heharim | the mountains | H2022 → | 546 times |
| אָכַ֔ל | ʾakhal | he has eaten | H398 → | 810 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֵ֥שֶׁת | ʾeshet | [the] wife of | H802 → | 781 times |
| רֵעֵ֖הוּ | reehu | neighbor his | H7453 → | 188 times |
| טִמֵּֽא׃ | time' | he has defiled | H2930 → | 162 times |
וְה֕וּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֵ֖לֶּהthese [things]
ʾelehH428 →746 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
עָשָׂ֑הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
גַ֤םalso
gamH1571 →769 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הֶֽהָרִים֙the mountains
heharimH2022 →546 times
אָכַ֔לhe has eaten
ʾakhalH398 →810 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֵ֥שֶׁת[the] wife of
ʾeshetH802 →781 times
רֵעֵ֖הוּneighbor his
reehuH7453 →188 times
טִמֵּֽא׃he has defiled
time'H2930 →162 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
it leads to
- Luke 6:47–48
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
- Luke 8:21
But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”
- Psalms 112:1
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- James 1:21–25
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- John 13:17
If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- Luke 6:47–48
Through
James 2:17So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
it leads to
- James 2:26
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
- 2 Peter 1:5–9
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- James 2:26
Through
1 John 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
it leads to
- John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- John 15:7
Where this verse is studied
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.