Ezekiel 18:14 (GNV)

Passage

But if he beget a sonne, that seeth all his fathers sinnes, which he hath done, and feareth, neither doeth such like,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:12 Or hath oppressed the poore and needy, or hath spoyled by violence, or hath not restored the pledge, or hath lift vp his eyes vnto the idoles, or hath committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:13 Or hath giuen forth vpon vsurie, or hath taken increase, shall he liue? he shall not liue: seeing he hath done all these abominations, he shall die the death, and his blood shall be vpon him.

Ezekiel 18:14 But if he beget a sonne, that seeth all his fathers sinnes, which he hath done, and feareth, neither doeth such like,

Ezekiel 18:15 That hath not eaten vpon the mountaines, neither hath lift vp his eyes to the idols of ye house of Israel, nor hath defiled his neighbours wife,

Ezekiel 18:16 Neither hath oppressed any, nor hath withholden the pledge, neither hath spoyled by violence, but hath giuen his bread to the hungry, and hath couered the naked with a garment,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Or hath giuen forth vpon vsurie or..." into verse 15's "That hath not eaten vpon the mountaines...", so "beget" and "sonne" 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 "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.