Ezekiel 18 · Verse 14

Ezekiel 18:14

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
Ezekiel 18:14, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:14 in other translations

BSBNow suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
WEB“Now, behold, if he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and fears, and doesn’t do likewise,
ASVNow, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;
YLTAnd--lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,
DARBYBut lo, if he have begotten a son that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like:
BBENow if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:
WebsterNow lo, if he begetteth a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

What does Ezekiel 18:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:14-18
14-18. 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 to parents sins, and even imitate them as if they were virtues.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Now, lo, if he beget a son that seeth all his father's sins - and considereth - Lays to heart the evil of his father's life, and the dreadful consequences of a life of rebellion against God. And doeth not such like - Is quite a different man in moral feeling and character; and acts up to the thirteen points already laid down.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-20

God has no respect of persons. (Ezek 18:1-20) The Divine providence is vindicated. (Ezek 18:21-29) A gracious invitation to repentance. (Ezek 18:30-32) Verses 1-20 The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every man was, is, and will be dealt with, as his conduct shows him to have been under the old covenant of works, or the new covenant of grace. Whatever outward sufferings come upon men through the sins…

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Ezekiel 18:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
הוֹלִ֣ידho.Lidhe has fatheredH3205
בֵּ֔ןBena childH1121
וַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'and he has seenH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חַטֹּ֥אתcha.Tot[the] sins ofH2403
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe didH6213
וַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'Ehand he sawH7200
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehhe didH6213
כָּהֵֽן\׃ka.Henlike them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 18:14

  • 2 Chronicles 34:21

    Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.

  • Proverbs 23:24

    The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

  • Isaiah 44:19

    And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

  • Ezekiel 18:28

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Jeremiah 8:6

    I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

  • Proverbs 17:21

    He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Haggai 2:18

    Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.

  • Matthew 23:32

    Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

  • Jeremiah 9:14

    But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

  • 2 Chronicles 29:3-11

    He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs. …

  • 1 Peter 1:18

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

  • Hosea 7:2

    And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if he.
10; Pr 17:21; 23:24
that seeth.
20:18; 2Ch 29:3-11; 34:21; Jer 9:14; 44:17; Mt 23:32; 1Pe 1:18
considereth.
28; Ps 119:59,60; Isa 44:19; Jer 8:6; Ho 7:2; Hag 1:5,7; 2:18
Lu 15:17-19

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Context

  • Ezekiel 18:13

    Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

  • Ezekiel 18:14

    Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

  • Ezekiel 18:15

    That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife,

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Ezekiel 18:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero si éste engendrare hijo, el cual viere todos los pecados que su padre hizo, y viéndolos no hiciere según ellos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais voici, s’il a engendré un fils qui voie tous les péchés que son père a commis, et qui y prenne garde, et ne fasse pas selon ces choses:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und siehe, es zeugt einer einen Sohn, und dieser sieht alle Sünden seines Vater, die er tut; er sieht sie und tut nicht dergleichen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod si genuerit filium, qui videns omnia peccata patris sui quæ fecit, timuerit, et non fecerit simile eis: