The Meaning of Ezekiel 18:15 Explained

Ezekiel 18:15

KJV: That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

YLT: 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,

Darby: he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; he hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

ASV: that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 18:15?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 18:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 18:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 18:15?

What is the context of Ezekiel 18:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[That] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

What does Ezekiel 18:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 18:14-32 - The Reversal Of The Divine Judgment

The Jews of Ezekiel's day asserted that God's dealings with their nation were not just, because they were suffering, not for their own sins, but for their fathers'. God here makes it clear that He deals with individuals according to their deserts. The guilty son of a good father does not escape punishment because of his father's virtues; and the good son of evil parents reaps the reward of his own goodness. What a well of comfort is supplied by Ezekiel 18:21-22! God pledges Himself that forgiven sin shall not even be mentioned. This solemn covenant should be appropriated and its fulfillment claimed, by those who through all their lifetime have been subject to bondage because of their past. We must not be content with an outward amendment; there must be, and there can be, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, an inward and radical change. This impossible command drives us to the Holy Spirit, Psalms 51:10; Psalms 51:12. As Augustine puts it: "Give what thou requirest, and require what thou wilt." [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 18

¹ God defends his justice
³¹ and exhorts to repentance

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 18:15 mean?

On the mountains not [Who] has eaten and his eyes nor lifted to the idols of the house of Israel - wife of his neighbor defiled

עַל־ הֶֽהָרִים֙ לֹ֣א אָכָ֔ל וְעֵינָיו֙ לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔א אֶל־ גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶת־ אֵ֥שֶׁת רֵעֵ֖הוּ טִמֵּֽא

הֶֽהָרִים֙	the mountains
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אָכָ֔ל	[Who] has eaten
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וְעֵינָיו֙	and his eyes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
לֹ֣א	nor
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נָשָׂ֔א	lifted
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
גִּלּוּלֵ֖י	the idols
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: גִּלּוּלִים Sense: idols.
בֵּ֣ית	of the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֵ֥שֶׁת	wife
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
רֵעֵ֖הוּ	of his neighbor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: רֵעַ Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
טִמֵּֽא	defiled
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: טָמֵא Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.

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