Ezekiel 18:11-13

18:11 (though the father did not do any of them). ¹  He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, ²  defiles his neighbor’s wife, 18:12 oppresses the poor and the needy, ³  commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to ⁴  idols, performs abominable acts, 18:13 engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. ⁵  He will bear the responsibility for his own death. ⁶ 

[18:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and he all of these did not do.” The parenthetical note refers back to the father described in the preceding verses.

[18:11]  ² sn See note on “mountains” in v. 6.

[18:12]  ³ sn The poor and needy are often mentioned together in the OT (Deut 24:14; Jer 22:16; Ezek 14:69; Ps 12:6; 35:10; 37:14).

[18:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “lifts up his eyes.”

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “be put to death.” The translation follows an alternative reading that appears in several ancient textual witnesses.

[18:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “his blood will be upon him.”