Ezekiel 18:11 (ASV)

Passage

and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor`s wife,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:9 hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 18:10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

Ezekiel 18:11 and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor`s wife,

Ezekiel 18:12 hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:13 hath given forth upon interest, 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doeth", "duties", "even", "hath", "eaten", "upon", "mountains", and "defiled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doeth" and "duties", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "If he beget a son that is..." into verse 12's "hath wronged the poor and needy hath...", so "doeth" and "duties" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "doeth" and "duties" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.