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Ezekiel 18:14

Ezekiel 18:14
Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now, lo, if he beget a son,.... That is, the wicked man before mentioned; if he begets a son who proves a good man, which sometimes is the case, as Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, and Josiah the son of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Now, lo, if he beget a son that seeth all his father's sins - and considereth - Lays to heart the evil of his father's life, and the dreadful consequences of a life of rebellion against God.

And doeth…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 18:10-20

God, by the prophet, having laid down the general rule of judgment, that he will render eternal life to those that patiently continue in well-doing, but indignation and wrath to those that do not obey…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and considereth Lit. even seeth, so Eze 18:18. With a different punctuation the word would mean: and feareth, as R.V.