Ezekiel 18:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 18:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 18:20 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 18:20 — KJV
“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.”
— Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:20 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 18:20
“Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:20: sinneth, son, neither
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:20: father, righteousness, righteous
“Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:20: son, righteousness, righteous
“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:20: iniquity, righteousness, righteous
“Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 18:20: soul, die, iniquity
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