Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . souls = persons. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . sinneth. Descendants were not punished for the sins of their ancestors, unless they persevered in their ancestors' sins. Compare Exodus 20:5 .Matthew 23:30-32 . Here Hebrew. chata', App-44 . die . Die and live in this chapter are used in the sense of Ezekiel 8:18 . read more
man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 . read more
eaten , &c. Implies sacrificing and partaking of the idolatrous feast. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 12:2 compared with verses: Ezekiel 18:11 , Ezekiel 18:15 ). App-92 . hath lifted up his eyes, he. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for worship. defiled , Be. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:20 ; Leviticus 20:10 ). come near . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 18:19 ; Leviticus 20:18 ). read more
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITYThis chapter is rather brief, but it is artificially expanded in length by the many repetitions of the points of identification which differentiate between the wicked man and the righteous man.The Israelites to whom this chapter was addressed were using a false proverb in the vain hope of justifying themselves, namely, `The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'!"The Captivity generation, overlooking the fact that they were even worse... read more
"But if a man be just and do that which is lawful and right, and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes unto the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken naught by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath... read more
Ezekiel 18:2. What mean ye, &c.— See Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 31:40. read more
Ezekiel 18:4. The soul that sinneth, it shall die— That is, "all shall be treated equally and without any respect of persons. God will punish or reward according to the good or evil which every one shall have done. The iniquity of the father shall by no means prejudice the righteousness of the son, and the righteousness of the son shall be no justification to the wickedness of the father." Calmet. read more
Ezekiel 18:6. And hath not eaten, &c.— Idolatrous worship was generally performed upon the mountains or high places; and eating part of the sacrifice was properly entertaining communion with the idol to whom it was offered. The high places whereof Ezekiel speaks here, were of the most infamous sort, where the grossest idolatries and the vilest prostitutions were committed. read more
2. fathers . . . eaten sour grapes, . . . children's teeth . . . set on edge—Their unbelieving calumnies on God's justice had become so common as to have assumed a proverbial form. The sin of Adam in eating the forbidden fruit, visited on his posterity, seems to have suggested the peculiar form; noticed also by Jeremiah ( :-); and explained in Lamentations 5:7, "Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities." They mean by "the children" themselves, as though they were... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 18:3
saith the Lord GOD = [is] Adonai Jehovah's oracle. the Lord God . See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . any more . This refers to a future time, which has not yet come (Jeremiah 31:29 , Jeremiah 31:30 ). Till then it is otherwise (Ezekiel 21:3 .Lamentations 5:2; Lamentations 5:2 ), and has been since Genesis 3:0 . Compare Romans 5:12-21 . read more