Ezekiel 18:15 (WEB)

Passage

who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Nearby Context

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.

Ezekiel 18:14 “Now, behold, if he fathers a son, who sees all his father’s sins, which he has done, and fears, and does not such like;

Ezekiel 18:15 who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Ezekiel 18:16 hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:17 who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father. He shall surely live.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hasn", "eaten", "mountains", "lifted", "eyes", "idols", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hasn" and "eaten", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Now behold if he fathers a son..." into verse 16's "hasn t wronged any hasn t taken...", so "hasn" and "eaten" 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 "hasn" and "eaten" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.