Ezekiel 18:20

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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that

חָטָא

châṭâʼ

H2398

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

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it shall

מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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The

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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shall not

נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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the

עָוֺן

ʻâvôn

H5771

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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of the

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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shall the

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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the

עָוֺן

ʻâvôn

H5771

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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of the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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the

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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of the

צַדִּיק

tsaddîyq

H6662

just

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shall be upon him and the

רַע

raʻ

H7451

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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of the

רָשָׁע

râshâʻ

H7563

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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shall be upon him

Key Terms in This Verse

sinneth H2398

חָטָא châṭâʼ

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

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wickedness H7451

רַע raʻ

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

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bear H5375

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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bear H5375

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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righteous H6662

צַדִּיק tsaddîyq

just

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iniquity H5771

עָוֺן ʻâvôn

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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iniquity H5771

עָוֺן ʻâvôn

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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righteousness H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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die H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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wicked H7563

רָשָׁע râshâʻ

morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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Cross References

2 Kings 14:6 cross-reference

But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the c...

Deuteronomy 24:16 cross-reference

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Ezekiel 18:4 cross-reference

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

2 Chronicles 25:4 cross-reference

But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die f...

Matthew 16:27 cross-reference

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

1 Kings 8:32 cross-reference

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23 cross-reference

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteou...

Revelation 20:12 cross-reference

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were writte...

Numbers 18:1 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Leviticus 5:17 cross-reference

And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

Hebrews 9:28 cross-reference

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Isaiah 53:11 cross-reference

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Leviticus 19:8 cross-reference

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Revelation 2:23 cross-reference

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Leviticus 5:1 cross-reference

And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

Ezekiel 33:10 cross-reference

Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

1 Peter 2:24 cross-reference

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Ezekiel 18:13 cross-reference

Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

Ezekiel 18:30 cross-reference

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

2 Chronicles 6:30 cross-reference

Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)

1 Kings 14:13 cross-reference

And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

Leviticus 16:22 cross-reference

And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Leviticus 10:17 cross-reference

Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?

Ezekiel 4:4 cross-reference

Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.

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