Ezekiel 18:10

But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9if he has walked in my precepts and kept my judgments, so that he acts in accord with truth, then he is just; he shall certainly live, says the Lord God.

11(even though he himself does not do any of these things,) and who eats upon the mountains, and who defiles the wife of his neighbor,

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5For I will examine the blood of your lives at the hand of every beast. So also, at the hand of mankind, at the hand of each man and his brother, I will examine the life of mankind.

Exodus 22:2If a thief will have been discovered breaking into a house, or digging under it, and he has received a mortal wound, he who struck him down will not be guilty of blood.

Numbers 35:31You shall not accept money from him who is guilty of blood, and he shall be put to death promptly.

John 18:40Then they all cried out repeatedly, saying: “Not this one, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10

Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →

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