Ezekiel 18:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Yet you say, ‘Why? Does not the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And yet saye ye: Wherfore the shulde not this sonne beare his fathers synne? Therfore: because the sonne hath done equyte and right, hath kepte all my commaundementes, and done them: therfore, shall he lyue in dede.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Yet say ye, Wherefore shall not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? because ye sonne hath executed iudgement & iustice, and hath kept all my statutes, and done them, he shal surely liue,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And yet say ye, wherfore then should not this sonne beare his fathers sinne? Because the sonne hath done iudgment and righteousnesse, he hath kept all my statutes and done them: therefore shall he liue in deede.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, [and] hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yet say you, Why does not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And -- the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yet you say, Why doesn't the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he shall surely live.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Yet you say,‘Why should the son not suffer for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  • Jer 15:4 : 4 I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
  • Zech 1:3-6 : 3 Therefore, say to them: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Return to me,' declares the Lord of Hosts, 'and I will return to you,' says the Lord of Hosts. 4 Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.' But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
  • Ezek 20:18-20 : 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not follow the statutes of your fathers, do not observe their ordinances, and do not defile yourselves with their idols. 19 'I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, keep my ordinances, and obey them. 20 Sanctify my Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between me and you so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'
  • Deut 5:9 : 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the iniquity of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.
  • 2 Kgs 23:26 : 26 However, the LORD did not turn from the fierce anger that burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
  • 2 Kgs 24:3-4 : 3 Surely this came upon Judah by the command of the LORD, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh and all he had done. 4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.
  • Lam 5:7 : 7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
  • Ezek 18:2 : 2 What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers eat sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.
  • Ezek 20:24 : 24 because they did not carry out my ordinances but rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' idols.
  • Ezek 20:30 : 30 Therefore, say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their detestable things?'

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    20The soul who sins will die. The son will not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

    21But if the wicked turn from all their sins that they have committed, keep all my statutes, and do what is just and right, they will live; they will not die.

    22None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteousness they have practiced, they will live.

    23Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

    24But if a righteous person turns away from their righteousness and commits sin, doing the same detestable things the wicked do, will they live? None of the righteous deeds they have done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

    25Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear me, O house of Israel: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

    26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed, they will die.

    27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

    28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die.

    29Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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    16He does not oppress anyone, or require a pledge for a loan, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

    17He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.

    18But his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his own people, and did what was not good among them—behold, he will die for his iniquity.

  • Ezek 18:13-14
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    82%

    13He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a person live? He will not! Because he has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death, and his blood will be on his own head.

    14Now suppose this person has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. Though he sees them, he does not do such things:

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    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

    9He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.

    10Suppose he has a violent son who sheds blood or does any of these evil things,

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    12Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.'

    13If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed.

    14And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right—

    15if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.

    16None of the sins they have committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.

    17Yet your people say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But it is their way that is not just.

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    19But if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live because of it.

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    2What do you mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers eat sour grapes, but the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

    3As I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.

    4Behold, all lives are mine; the life of the father and the life of the son belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

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    5You must keep my decrees and my laws, because the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the LORD.

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    19But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.

    20Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    21But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.

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