Verse 6
Ezekiel 18:6
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman:
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֶל הֶֽ/הָרִים֙ לֹ֣א אָכָ֔ל וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙ לֹ֣א נָשָׂ֔א אֶל גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְ/אֶת אֵ֤שֶׁת רֵעֵ֨/הוּ֙ לֹ֣א טִמֵּ֔א וְ/אֶל אִשָּׁ֥ה נִדָּ֖ה לֹ֥א יִקְרָֽב
English Translation
I did not eat on the mountains, and my eyes did not lift to the idols of the house of Israel, and I did not defile my neighbor's wife, and I did not approach a woman during her time of impurity.
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Chapter 18 Context
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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning?
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That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eat...
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As I live, saith the Lord God (Elohim), this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel.
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Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul...
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And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
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And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: a...
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And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by...
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Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath ex...
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Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live...
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And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these thi...
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Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth upon the mountains, and that defileth his neigh...
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That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, a...
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That giveth upon usury, and that taketh an increase: shall such a one live? he shall not live. Seein...
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But if he beget a son, who, seeing all his father's sine, which he hath done, is afraid, and shall n...
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That hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,...
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And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath give...
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That hath turned away his hand from injuring the poor, hath not taken usury and increase, but hath e...
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As for his father, because he oppressed and offered violence to his brother, and wrought evil in the...
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And you say: Why hath not the son borne the iniquity of his father? Verily, because the son hath wro...
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The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and th...
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But if the wicked do penance for all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my commandments,...
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I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he s...
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Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God (Elohim), and not that he should be conve...
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But if the just man turn himself away from his justice, and do iniquity according to all the abomina...
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And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my...
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For when the just turneth himself away from his justice, and committeth iniquity, he shall die there...
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And when the wicked turneth himself away from his wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth judgm...
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Because he considereth and turneth away himself from all his iniquities which he hath wrought, he sh...
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And the children of Israel say: The way of the Lord is not right. Are not my ways right, O house of...
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Therefore will I judge every man according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God (Elohi...
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Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a...
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For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God (Elohim), return ye and live.
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