Ezekiel 18:10

And — he hath begotten a son, A burglar — a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

Young's Literal Translation

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

9In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept — to deal truly, Righteous [is] he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

11And he all those hath not done, For even on the mountains he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour he hath defiled,

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5'And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man;

Exodus 22:2'If in the breaking through, the thief is found, and he hath been smitten, and hath died, there is no blood for him;

Numbers 35:31'And ye take no atonement for the life of a murderer who [is] condemned — to die, for he is certainly put to death;

John 18:40therefore they all cried out again, saying, 'Not this one — but Barabbas;' and 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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