13 If he has exacted usury
Or taken increase—
Shall he then live?
He shall not live!
If he has done any of these abominations,
He shall surely die;
(A)His blood shall be upon him.

14 If, however, he begets a son
Who sees all the sins which his father has done,
And considers but does not do likewise;
15 (B)Who has not eaten [a]on the mountains,
Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:15 At the mountain shrines

13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(A)

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.(B)

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:(C)

15 “He does not eat at the mountain shrines(D)
    or look to the idols(E) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

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