Ezekiel 18:9 (KJV)

Passage

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, 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Ezekiel 18:8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

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

Ezekiel 18:10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to 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 neighbour’s wife,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "walked", "statutes", "kept", "judgments", "deal", and "truly". 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.