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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the father will die for his many sins—for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>As for</i> his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“<i>As for</i> his father, Because he cruelly oppressed, Robbed his brother by violence, And did what <i>is</i> not good among his people, Behold, he shall die for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed <i>his</i> brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed <i>his</i> brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed <i>his</i> brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is his father who will die for cheating and robbing and doing evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But his father has oppressed others, robbed his relative, and done what is wrong among his people. So the father will die because of his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />His father, on the other hand, cheated and robbed and always did evil to everyone. And so he died because of the sins he himself had committed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As for his father, watch out! If he wrongfully oppressed or robbed his brother and did what wasn't good among his people, he'll die because of his own sin."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, look, he shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, stripped his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His father—because he used oppression, "" Violently plundered a brother, "" And did that which [is] not good in the midst of his people, "" And behold, he is dying in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His father -- because he used oppression, Did violently Plunder a brother, And that which is not good did in the midst of his people, And lo, he is dying in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His father because oppressing, he oppressed, stripping off, he stripped off the brother, and he did not good in the midst of my people, and behold him dying in his iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he oppressed and offered violence to his brother, and wrought evil in the midst of his people, behold he is dead in his own iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />As for his father, because he oppressed and did violence to his brother, and worked evil in the midst of his people, behold, he has died by his own iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Only the father, since he committed extortion and robbed his brother, and did what was not good among his people—he will die because of his sin!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, he dies for his iniquity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed and extorted from his brother and did nothing that is good among his people, lo, he is dead in his own sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But his father, because he oppressed with oppression and was fraudulent with fraud to his brother, and he did nothing that is beautiful for his people, he dies in his sins<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, committed robbery on his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he dieth for his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and shall die in his iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4654" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">A Proverb about Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">As for his father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wō·nōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">for his own iniquity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/6231.htm" title="6231: ‘ā·šaq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To oppress, wrong, extort. A primitive root; to press upon, i.e. Oppress, defraud, violate, overflow.">he practiced</a> <a href="/hebrew/6233.htm" title="6233: ‘ō·šeq (N-ms) -- Oppression, extortion. From ashaq; injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain.">extortion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1497.htm" title="1497: gā·zal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To tear away, seize, rob. A primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob.">robbed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1498.htm" title="1498: gê·zel (N-msc) -- Robbery. From gazal; robbery, or plunder."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’āḥ (N-ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">his brother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and did</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">was wrong</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">his people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Jeremiah 31:29-30</a></span><br />“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ / Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a></span><br />Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">2 Kings 14:6</a></span><br />Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-4.htm">2 Chronicles 25:4</a></span><br />Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-9</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a></span><br />Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Proverbs 13:21</a></span><br />Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Jeremiah 32:18-19</a></span><br />You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, / the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a></span><br />For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a></span><br />So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">1 Peter 1:17</a></span><br />Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-19.htm">Job 21:19-21</a></span><br />It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it. / Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty. / For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, see, even he shall die in his iniquity.</p><p class="hdg">even</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4,20,24,26</a></b></br> Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Ezekiel 3:18</a></b></br> When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked <i>man</i> shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></b></br> Woe unto the wicked! <i>it shall be</i> ill <i>with him</i>: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/job/39-16.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-23.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-7.htm">Lo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-1.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Practised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-3.htm">Used</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-21.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Extortion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-19.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Lo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Oppression</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-19.htm">Practiced</a> <a href="/daniel/8-12.htm">Practised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Used</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Violently</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity</b><br>This phrase emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, a key theme in <a href="/ezekiel/18.htm">Ezekiel 18</a>. In the context of ancient Israel, this was a significant departure from the belief that children could suffer for their parents' sins, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>. Ezekiel's message aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a>, which states that individuals are accountable for their own actions. This principle is foundational in understanding God's justice and fairness, as each person is judged according to their deeds.<p><b>because he practiced extortion</b><br>Extortion, in biblical terms, refers to the unjust taking of goods or money through force or threats. This was a common issue in ancient societies, including Israel, where leaders and those in power often exploited the vulnerable. The Mosaic Law explicitly condemned such practices (<a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a>). The father's guilt in this context highlights the broader societal corruption that Ezekiel often addressed, calling for repentance and a return to righteousness.<p><b>robbed his brother</b><br>Robbery, especially against one's own kin, was a grave sin in Israelite culture, violating the commandment "You shall not steal" (<a href="/exodus/20-15.htm">Exodus 20:15</a>). This act not only broke the law but also disrupted the social and familial harmony that was crucial in tribal communities. The emphasis on "brother" underscores the betrayal and moral decay present in the society Ezekiel was addressing, where even familial bonds were not respected.<p><b>and did what was wrong among his people</b><br>This phrase encapsulates the father's general pattern of sinful behavior, affecting the community at large. In the prophetic literature, the actions of individuals often reflect the spiritual state of the nation. Ezekiel's ministry was during a time of great moral and spiritual decline in Judah, leading to the Babylonian exile. The father's wrongdoing serves as a microcosm of the larger issues facing the people, calling them to repentance and a return to God's statutes. This also foreshadows the New Testament teaching of personal accountability before God, as seen in <a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, emphasizing personal responsibility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>Represents an individual who has committed sins such as extortion and robbery, highlighting the theme of personal accountability for one's actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The audience of Ezekiel's message, who were in exile and needed to understand the importance of individual responsibility and righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time when the Israelites were in captivity due to their collective disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquity.htm">Iniquity</a></b><br>Refers to the moral wrongdoing and sin that leads to spiritual and sometimes physical death, emphasizing the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their own actions and cannot blame others for their sins. This calls for self-examination and repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has serious consequences, both spiritually and physically. Understanding this should lead to a life of righteousness and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_accountability.htm">Generational Accountability</a></b><br>While generational curses are a theme in the Bible, Ezekiel emphasizes that each person is judged by their own actions, not those of their ancestors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a></b><br>Despite the consequences of sin, God offers redemption and forgiveness to those who repent and turn away from their iniquities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously.htm">Living Righteously</a></b><br>Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's righteousness, avoiding actions that harm others and dishonor God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 - Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_children_suffer_for_fathers'_sins.htm">Does God punish children for their fathers' sins? (Exodus 20:5 vs. Ezekiel 18:20)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_18_20_with_exodus_20_5.htm">Ezekiel 18:20 - If individuals alone bear their own guilt, how do we reconcile this with Exodus 20:5, which speaks of generational punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_18_24_vs._secure_salvation.htm">Ezekiel 18:24 - If a righteous person can lose all previous righteousness by turning away, how does this align with other Bible passages that suggest salvation or favor is more secure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">As for his father.</span>--There is here a recurrence to the second case, to bring out more sharply the contrast between the two, and to emphasise the fact insisted upon, that each individual must be judged according to his own character, without help or prejudice from that of his father.<p>This third case was especially adapted to the prophet's purpose of refuting the proverb, because here was the father who had "eaten sour grapes," and his son's teeth were not to be set on edge.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - The reappearance of the father, with the same emphatic "lo!" seems to imply that Ezekiel thought of the two phenomena as possibly contemporaneous. Men might see before them, at the same time, the father dying in his sins, and the son turning from them and gaining the true life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As for his father,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֞יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will die</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for his own iniquity,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·wō·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he practiced</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֣שַׁק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·šaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6231.htm">Strong's 6231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extortion,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֗שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6233.htm">Strong's 6233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Injury, fraud, distress, unjust gain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">robbed</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּזַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(gā·zal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1497.htm">Strong's 1497: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his brother,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(’āḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and did</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָׂ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was wrong</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֣וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his people.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמָּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:18 As for his father because he cruelly (Ezek. 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