Ezequiel 18:14

14 »Pero supongamos que ese hijo pecador, a su vez, tiene un hijo que ve la maldad de su padre y decide no llevar esa clase de vida.

Ezequiel 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:14

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 Amon: that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done;
not every particular action, but the principal of them; however, the several sorts and kinds of sin he was addicted to, and which were done publicly enough, and obvious to view; and yet does not imitate them, as children are apt to do: and considereth:
the evil nature and tendency of them; how abominable to God; how contrary to his law; how scandalous and reproachful in themselves, and how pernicious and destructive in their effects and consequences. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, read, "and feareth": and doeth not such like;
he fears God; and because the fear of God is before his eyes, and on his heart, which was wanting in his father, therefore he cannot do the things he did; the fear of offending him, the fear of his goodness, and of his judgments, both have an influence to restrain from sin.

Ezequiel 18:14 In-Context

12 oprime a los pobres e indefensos, roba a los deudores al negarles que recuperen sus garantías, rinde culto a ídolos, comete pecados detestables

13 y presta dinero con intereses excesivos. ¿Acaso debería vivir ese pecador? ¡No! Tiene que morir y asumir toda la culpa.

14 »Pero supongamos que ese hijo pecador, a su vez, tiene un hijo que ve la maldad de su padre y decide no llevar esa clase de vida.

15 Este hijo se niega a rendir culto a ídolos en los montes y no comete adulterio.

16 No explota a los pobres, más bien, es justo con los deudores y no les roba. Da de comer a los hambrientos y da ropa a los necesitados.