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Ezekiel 18:12-14
New English Translation
Ezekiel 18:12-14
New English Translation
12 oppresses the poor and the needy,[a] commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to[b] idols, performs abominable acts, 13 engages in usury, and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die.[c] He will bear the responsibility for his own death.[d]
14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.[e]
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- Ezekiel 18:12 sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 16:49; Pss 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).
- Ezekiel 18:12 tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”
- Ezekiel 18:13 tn Heb “be put to death.” The translation follows an alternative reading that appears in several ancient textual witnesses.
- Ezekiel 18:13 tn Heb “his blood will be upon him.”
- Ezekiel 18:14 tn Heb “and he sees and does not do likewise.”
Ezekiel 18:12-14
New International Version
Ezekiel 18:12-14
New International Version
12 He oppresses the poor(A) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.(B)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.(C)
13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(D)
Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.(E)
14 “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:(F)
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