Ezekiel 18:15who has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
The setting
Babylon, ~590 BC. Jewish exiles blame their captivity on their fathers' sins. Ezekiel lists what righteousness actually looks like...
The emotion here: passionate urgency while watching his people blame others
The original word
gillulim (גִּלּוּלִים) — literally 'dung pellets,' Ezekiel's contemptuous term for idols
Why it matters
Mountain worship was common Canaanite practice - high places for Baal and Asherah
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 18:15
This isn't just about statues - it's about loyalty systems that compete with God
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about avoiding carved statues, but Ezekiel is describing someone who doesn't participate in the corrupt worship and business practices of their culture.
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 18:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 18:15 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include righteousness, personal choice. Notable phrases: has not eaten on mountains; not defiled neighbor's wife. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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