Ezekiel 18:14 (ASV)

Passage

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father`s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 18:14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father`s sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;

Ezekiel 18:15 that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor`s wife,

Ezekiel 18:16 neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beget", "seeth", "father", "sins", "hath", "done", "feareth", and "doeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beget" and "seeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "hath given forth upon interest and hath..." into verse 15's "that hath not eaten upon the mountains...", so "beget" and "seeth" 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 "beget" and "seeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.