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Ezekiel 18:19 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 19. 19Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel turns or qualifies the movement with “Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath…” at Ezekiel 18:19 inside “The Child Does Not Bear the Parent's Guilt.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 18:19–20
Read Ezekiel 18:19 with 18:19–20. By itself, “Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The audience asks why a son does not bear a father's iniquity, and the answer repeats personal accountability while denying transfer of guilt between parent and child.
Why It Needs Context
Ezekiel 18:19 performs a local role inside “The Child Does Not Bear the Parent's Guilt.” The prophetic word through Ezekiel turns or qualifies the movement with “Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath…” at Ezekiel 18:19 inside “The Child Does Not Bear the Parent's Guilt.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 18:19–20 — The Child Does Not Bear the Parent's GuiltSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 18:19–20, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 18:19–20
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