Ezekiel 18:14 (YLT)

Passage

And--lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:12 The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

Ezekiel 18:13 In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

Ezekiel 18:14 And--lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,

Ezekiel 18:15 On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour he hath not defiled,

Ezekiel 18:16 A man--he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "and--lo", "hath", "begotten", "seeth", "sins", "father", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "and--lo" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "In usury he hath given and increase..." into verse 15's "On the mountains he hath not eaten...", so "and--lo" 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 "and--lo" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.