Ezekiel 18:17 (GNV)

Passage

Neither hath withdrawen his hand from the afflicted, nor receiued vsurie nor increase, but hath executed my iudgements, and hath walked in my statutes, he shall not die in the iniquitie of his father, but he shall surely liue.

Nearby Context

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,

Ezekiel 18:17 Neither hath withdrawen his hand from the afflicted, nor receiued vsurie nor increase, but hath executed my iudgements, and hath walked in my statutes, he shall not die in the iniquitie of his father, but he shall surely liue.

Ezekiel 18:18 His father, because he cruelly oppressed and spoyled his brother by violence, and hath not done good among his people, loe, euen he dyeth in his iniquitie.

Ezekiel 18:19 Yet say ye, Wherefore shall not the sonne beare the iniquitie of the father? because ye sonne hath executed iudgement and iustice, and hath kept all my statutes, and done them, he shall surely liue,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "hath", "withdrawen", "hand", "afflicted", "receiued", "vsurie", and "increase". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Neither hath oppressed any nor hath withholden..." into verse 18's "His father because he cruelly oppressed and...", so "neither" and "hath" 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 "neither" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.