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Good News Translation

Ezekiel 18:11

that the father never did. He eats sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines and seduces other men's wives.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Idolatry;   Responsibility;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Execution;   Profit;   Violence;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Lending;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death;   Ezekiel;   Life;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Ethics;   Marriage;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Adultery ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lead;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
though the father has done none of them. Indeed, when the son eats at the mountain shrines and defiles his neighbor’s wife,
Hebrew Names Version
and who does not any of those [duties], but even has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
King James Version
And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
English Standard Version
(though he himself did none of these things), who even eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
New American Standard Bible
(though he himself did not do any of these things), that is, he even eats at the mountain shrines, and defiles his neighbor's wife,
New Century Version
(But the father himself has not done any of these things.) This son eats at the mountain places of worship. He has sexual relations with his neighbor's wife.
Amplified Bible
(though the father did not do any of these things), that is, the son even eats [the food set before idols] at the mountain shrines, and defiles his neighbor's wife,
World English Bible
and who does not any of those [duties], but even has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Though he doe not all these things, but either hath eaten vpon the mountaines, or defiled his neighbours wife,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
(though he himself did not do any of these things), that is, he even eats at the mountain shrines, and defiles his neighbor's wife,
Legacy Standard Bible
(though he himself did not do any of these things), that is, he even eats at the mountain shrines and defiles his neighbor's wife;
Berean Standard Bible
though the father has done none of them: 'Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor's wife.
Contemporary English Version
his father never did. He eats meat at local shrines, has sex with someone else's wife,
Complete Jewish Bible
whereas the father himself does none of them. He eats on the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
Darby Translation
and that doeth not any of those [duties], but also hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
Easy-to-Read Version
He does things his father never did. He goes to the mountains and eats foods offered to false gods. He commits the sin of adultery with his neighbor's wife.
George Lamsa Translation
And eats the meat sacrificed to idols on the mountains, and defiles his neighbors wife,
Lexham English Bible
(though he did not do all of these things), for the son also eats on the mountains and he defiles the wife of his neighbor.
Literal Translation
even if he does not do any of these himself ; that also the son he has eaten on the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor's wife;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(though he do not all) he eateth vpon the hilles: he defyleth his neghbours wife:
American Standard Version
and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
Bible in Basic English
Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
whereas he himself had not done any of these things, for he hath even eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
King James Version (1611)
And that doeth not any of those duties, bnt euen hath eaten vpon the mountains, and defiled his neighbours wife,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Though he do not all these thinges, but either hath eaten vpon the hilles, or defiled his neighbours wyfe:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbor’s wife,
English Revised Version
and that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and doith oon of thes thingis, and sotheli not doing alle these thingis, but etinge in hillis, and defoulynge the wijf of his neiybore;
Update Bible Version
and not only does this type of thing, but also has eaten on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
Webster's Bible Translation
And that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife,
New English Translation
(though the father did not do any of them). He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
New King James Version
And does none of those duties, But has eaten on the mountains Or defiled his neighbor's wife;
New Living Translation
And that son does all the evil things his father would never do—he worships idols on the mountains, commits adultery,
New Life Bible
that the father never did. He eats at the altars on the mountains, and sins with his neighbor's wife.
New Revised Standard
who does any of these things (though his father does none of them), who eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whereas he, none of those other things, doeth, For indeed upon the mountains, he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour, hath defiled;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth upon the mountains, and that defileth his neighbour’s wife:
Revised Standard Version
who does none of these duties, but eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
Young's Literal Translation
And he all those hath not done, For even on the mountains he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour he hath defiled,

Contextual Overview

10 "Then suppose this man has a son who robs and kills, who does any of these things 11 that the father never did. He eats sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines and seduces other men's wives. 12 He cheats the poor, he robs, he keeps what a borrower gives him as security. He goes to pagan shrines, worships disgusting idols, 13 and lends money for profit. Will he live? No, he will not. He has done all these disgusting things, and so he will die. He will be to blame for his own death. 14 "Now suppose this second man has a son. He sees all the sins his father practiced, but does not follow his example. 15 He doesn't worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn't seduce another man's wife 16 or oppress anyone or rob anyone. He returns what a borrower gives him as security. He feeds the hungry and gives clothing to the naked. 17 He refuses to do evil and doesn't lend money for profit. He keeps my laws and obeys my commands. He will not die because of his father's sins, but he will certainly live. 18 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. 19 "But you ask, ‘Why shouldn't the son suffer because of his father's sins?' The answer is that the son did what was right and good. He kept my laws and followed them carefully, and so he will certainly live.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Ezekiel 18:7, Matthew 7:21-27, Luke 11:28, John 13:17, John 15:14, Philippians 4:9, James 2:17, 1 John 3:22, Revelation 22:14

eaten: Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:15, 1 Kings 13:8, 1 Kings 13:22

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 22:9 - they eat Ezekiel 22:11 - committed Ezekiel 33:26 - and ye

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed down with his face touching the ground, but he began to laugh when he thought, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah have a child at ninety?"
Genesis 17:24
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
Genesis 18:11
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods.
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."
Genesis 18:18
His descendants will become a great and mighty nation, and through him I will bless all the nations.
Genesis 18:21
I must go down to find out whether or not the accusations which I have heard are true."
Genesis 31:35
Rachel said to her father, "Do not be angry with me, sir, but I am not able to stand up in your presence; I am having my monthly period." Laban searched but did not find his household gods.
Leviticus 15:19
When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean for seven days. Anyone who touches her is unclean until evening.
Luke 1:7
They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.
Luke 1:18
Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know if this is so? I am an old man, and my wife is old also."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And 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;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Live ... die - In the writings of Ezekiel there is a development of the meaning of “life” and “death.” In the holy land the sanctions of divine government were in great degree temporal; so that the promise of “life” for “obedience,” the threatening of “death” for “disobedience,” in the Books of Moses, were regarded simply as temporal and national. In their exile this could not continue in its full extent, and the universality of the misfortune necessarily made men look deeper into the words of God. The word “soul” denotes a “person” viewed as an “individual,” possessing the “life” which God breathed into man when he became a “living soul” Genesis 2:7; i. e., it distinguishes “personality” from “nationality,” and this introduces that fresh and higher idea of “life” and “death,” which is not so much “life” and “death” in a future state, as “life” and “death” as equivalent to communion with or separation from God - that idea of life and death which was explained by our Lord in the Gospel of John John 8:0, and by Paul in Romans 8:0.


 
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