Ezekiel 18:11 (WEB)

Passage

or who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten at the mountain shrines, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Ezekiel 18:10 “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,

Ezekiel 18:11 or who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten at the mountain shrines, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Ezekiel 18:12 has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

Ezekiel 18:13 has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood will be on him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "does", "things", "even", "eaten", "mountain", "shrines", "defiled", and "neighbor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "does" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "If he fathers a son who is..." into verse 12's "has wronged the poor and needy has...", so "does" and "things" 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 "does" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.