Misinterpretations often include viewing the passage as teaching inescapable condemnation without repentance, overlooking the chapter's invitation to turn from sin and live, or as promoting generational curses where children suffer for parents' financial sins, which it explicitly rejects. Others erroneously apply it to condemn all interest-bearing loans in modern economies, ignoring the ancient context of exploitative lending to fellow Israelites, or use it to justify harsh personal judgments without considering God's mercy.
Ezekiel 18:11
King James Version (1769)
11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,
This verse emphasizes personal accountability for one's own sins, illustrating that even if a father is righteous, a son who practices abominations like usury and extortion will face divine judgment and death for his individual wickedness. It counters the idea of inherited guilt, affirming God's principle of individual responsibility where each person is judged based on their personal conduct rather than their lineage.