Ezekiel 18:9 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man,

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,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "walked", "statutes", "kept", "mine", "ordinances", and "deal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "walked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "he that hath not given forth upon..." into verse 10's "If he beget a son that is...", so "hath" and "walked" 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 "hath" and "walked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.