Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period. New Living Translation He does not feast in the mountains before Israel’s idols or worship them. He does not commit adultery or have intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period. English Standard Version if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, Berean Standard Bible He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. King James Bible And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, New King James Version If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; New American Standard Bible if he does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— NASB 1995 and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— NASB 1977 and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife, or approach a woman during her menstrual period— Legacy Standard Bible and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— Amplified Bible and does not eat [at the pagan shrines] on the mountains or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her [monthly] time of impurity— Christian Standard Bible He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual impurity. Holman Christian Standard Bible He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity. American Standard Version and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, Contemporary English Version He refuses to eat meat sacrificed to foreign gods at local shrines or to worship Israel's idols. He doesn't have sex with someone else's wife or with a woman having her monthly period. English Revised Version and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her separation; GOD'S WORD® Translation He doesn't eat at the illegal mountain worship sites or look for help from the idols of the nation of Israel. He doesn't dishonor his neighbor's wife or have sexual intercourse with a woman while she is having her period. Good News Translation He doesn't worship the idols of the Israelites or eat the sacrifices offered at forbidden shrines. He doesn't seduce another man's wife or have intercourse with a woman during her period. International Standard Version if he doesn't eat at mountain shrines, and doesn't look to the idols that have been erected in Israel's house, if he doesn't defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman during her time of menstrual separation, Majority Standard Bible He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. NET Bible does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains or pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, does not have sexual relations with a woman during her period, New Heart English Bible and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity, Webster's Bible Translation And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a polluted woman, World English Bible and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has not eaten on the mountains, "" And has not lifted up his eyes "" To idols of the house of Israel, "" And did not defile his neighbor’s wife, "" And did not come near to a separated woman, Young's Literal Translation On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour defiled not, And to a separated woman cometh not near, Smith's Literal Translation Not to eat upon the mountains, and not to lift up his eyes to the blocks of the house of Israel, and not to defile his neighbor's wife, and he shall not come near to a woman of uncleanness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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: Catholic Public Domain Version and if he does not eat upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and if he has not violated the wife of his neighbor, nor approached a menstruating woman, New American Bible if he does not eat on the mountains, or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel; if he does not defile a neighbor’s wife, or have relations with a woman during her period; New Revised Standard Version if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd has not eaten the meat sacrificed to idols on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols and the altars of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, nor has come near a menstruous woman, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he does not eat upon the mountains and does not lift his eyes to idols and to the dreaded things of the children of Israel, and the wife of his neighbor he has not defiled and he has not touched a woman in her menstruation OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity; Brenton Septuagint Translation who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor's wife, and shall not draw nigh to her that is removed, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Proverb about Israel…5Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: 6He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. 7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.… Cross References Leviticus 18:19-20 You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period. / You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her. Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Romans 1:29-32 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ... 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. Colossians 3:5-6 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Revelation 22:15 But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Proverbs 6:32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Hosea 4:2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Treasury of Scripture And has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a menstruous woman, not Ezekiel 18:11,15 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, … Ezekiel 6:13 Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. Ezekiel 20:28 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. neither hath lifted Ezekiel 18:12,15 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, … Ezekiel 20:7,24 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God… Ezekiel 33:25,26 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? … neither hath defiled Ezekiel 22:10,11 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution… Leviticus 18:19,20 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness… Leviticus 20:10,18 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death… Jump to Previous Approach Defiled Eat Eaten Eyes House Idols Impurity Israel Lifted Menstruous Mountain Mountains Neighbor's Neighbour's Shrines Time WifeJump to Next Approach Defiled Eat Eaten Eyes House Idols Impurity Israel Lifted Menstruous Mountain Mountains Neighbor's Neighbour's Shrines Time WifeEzekiel 18 1. God defends his justice31. and exhorts to repentance He does not eat at the mountain This phrase refers to the ancient practice of participating in pagan rituals and feasts held at high places or mountains, which were often sites of idol worship. The Hebrew root word for "eat" (אָכַל, 'akal) implies not just physical consumption but also participation and fellowship. In the historical context, Israelites were often tempted to join these pagan feasts, which were contrary to God's commandments. The faithful individual described here abstains from such practices, demonstrating loyalty to Yahweh and a rejection of idolatry. or look to the idols of the house of Israel He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew ‘He does notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat אָכָ֔ל (’ā·ḵāl) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the mountain הֶֽהָרִים֙ (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country or look נָשָׂ֔א (nā·śā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the idols גִּלּוּלֵ֖י (gil·lū·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1544: A log, an idol of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc He does not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no defile טִמֵּ֔א (ṭim·mê) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean his neighbor’s רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow wife אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female or לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no approach יִקְרָֽב׃ (yiq·rāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach a woman אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female during her period. נִדָּ֖ה (nid·dāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral Links Ezekiel 18:6 NIVEzekiel 18:6 NLT Ezekiel 18:6 ESV Ezekiel 18:6 NASB Ezekiel 18:6 KJV Ezekiel 18:6 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 18:6 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 18:6 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 18:6 French Bible Ezekiel 18:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:6 And has not eaten on the mountains (Ezek. 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