Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
son shall not bear . . . iniquity of . . . father— (Deuteronomy 24:16; II Kings 14:6).
righteousness . . . wickedness—that is, the reward for righteousness . . . the punishment of wickedness. "Righteousness" is not used as if any were absolutely righteous; but, of such as have it imputed to them for Christ's sake, though not under the Old Testament themselves understanding the ground on which they were regarded as righteous, but sincerely seeking after it in the way of God's appointment, so far as they then understood this way.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 18:20:
Isaiah 53:10
Jeremiah 28:1
John 1:29
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