Ezekiel 18:10

10 "Now suppose he is the father of a son who is a robber, a murderer, or who does any of these things to a brother -

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.


FOOTNOTES:

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

Ezekiel 18:10 In-Context

8 he neither demands nor accepts interest on a loan; he refrains from what is evil; and he judges honestly between one person and another.
9 In short, he lives according to my laws and observes my rulings, so as to act faithfully. Such a person is righteous, and he will certainly live," says Adonai ELOHIM.
10 "Now suppose he is the father of a son who is a robber, a murderer, or who does any of these things to a brother -
11 whereas the father himself does none of them. He eats on the mountains, defiles his neighbor's wife,
12 wrongs the poor and needy, takes by robbery, doesn't restore pledged property, raises his eyes toward the idols, engages in disgusting practices,
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