Ezekiel 18:10

10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things^[a]

Ezekiel 18:10 in Other Translations

10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,

10 "If he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, who does any of these things

10 “But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right.

10 "But if this person has a child who turns violent and murders and goes off and does any of these things,

10 "Now suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these [things],

Ezekiel 18:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:10

If he beget a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of blood
But if this just man beget a son that is a thief and a murderer, as he may; for grace is not conveyed by natural generation, though sin is: a good man has often bad children, even such as are guilty of capital crimes, as a "robber", a "highwayman", a "breaker up", or "through", as the word ^F5 signifies; one that breaks through walls, and into houses, and breaks through all the laws of God and man; and sticks not to shed innocent blood in committing his thefts and robberies, as these sins often go together; such an one was Barabbas, whose name signifies the son of a father, and perhaps his father might be a good man: and [that] doeth the like to [any] one of these [things];
or that does anyone of these things, whether theft or murder.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Uyrp) "effractorem", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator, Grotius.

Ezekiel 18:10 In-Context

8 He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.

9 He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign LORD.

10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things

11 (though the father has done none of them): “He eats at the mountain shrines. He defiles his neighbor’s wife.

12 He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 21:12; Ezekiel 22:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "things to a brother"