Ezekiel 18:10

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“But suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these things,

Hebrew Names Version
If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

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,

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

New American Standard Bible
"However, he may father a violent son who sheds blood, and does any one of these things to a brother

New Century Version
"But suppose this person has a wild son who murders people and who does any of these other things.

Amplified Bible
"If he is the father of a violent son who sheds blood, and who does any of these things to a brother

World English Bible
If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

Geneva Bible (1587)
If he beget a sonne, that is a thiefe, or a sheader of blood, if he do any one of these things,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother

Legacy Standard Bible
"Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother

Contemporary English Version
But suppose this good man has an evil son who is violent and commits sins

Complete Jewish Bible
"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 —

Darby Translation
And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],

Easy-to-Read Version
"But someone like that might have a son who does not do any of these good things. The son steals things and kills people.

George Lamsa Translation
If he begets a son who is a wicked man, a shedder of blood, and he does any one of these evil things,

Good News Translation
"Then suppose this man has a son who robs and kills, who does any of these things

Lexham English Bible
"And now he has a son, a violent one, who sheds blood and does any of these things

Literal Translation
And if he fathers a violent son, who sheds blood and does to a brother any of these;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf he now get a sonne, that is a murthurer, a shedder of bloude: yf he do one of these thinges

American Standard Version
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

Bible in Basic English
If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth to a brother any of these things,

King James Version (1611)
If hee beget a sonne that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doth the like to any one of these things,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If he nowe get a sonne that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and do any one of these thinges:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,

English Revised Version
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if he gendrith a sone, a theef, shedinge out blood,

Update Bible Version
If he begets a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, and is one who does this type of thing;

Webster's Bible Translation
If he begetteth a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of blood, and [that] doeth the like to [any] one of these [things],

New English Translation
"Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously

New King James Version
"If he begets a son who is a robber Or a shedder of blood, Who does any of these things

New Living Translation
"But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right.

New Life Bible
"But he may have a son who acts in anger and kills another man, or does any of these other things

New Revised Standard
If he has a son who is violent, a shedder of blood,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But he hath begotten a son Who is a violent man A shedder of blood,- Who doeth the like of any of these things;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things:

Revised Standard Version
"If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood,

Young's Literal Translation
And -- he hath begotten a son, A burglar -- a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

THE MESSAGE
"But if this person has a child who turns violent and murders and goes off and does any of these things, even though the parent has done none of them— eats at the pagan shrines, seduces his neighbor's spouse, bullies the weak, steals, piles up bad debts, admires idols, commits outrageous obscenities, exploits the poor "—do you think this person, the child, will live? Not a chance! Because he's done all these vile things, he'll die. And his death will be his own fault.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,¹¹though the father has done none of them: 'Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor's wife. ¹²He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. ¹³He engages in usury and takes excess interest.' Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head. ¹⁴Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise: ¹⁵'He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife. ¹⁶He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. ¹⁷He withholds his hand from iniquity and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes.' Such a man will not die for his father's iniquity. He will surely live. ¹⁸As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people. ¹⁹Yet you may ask, 'Why should the son not bear the iniquity of the father?' Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that is: Leviticus 19:13, Malachi 3:8, Malachi 3:9, John 18:40

a robber: or, a breaker up of an house, Exodus 22:2

a shedder: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:12, Numbers 35:31, 1 John 3:12

the like to any one of these things: or, to his brother besides any of these

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 7:9 - steal Ezekiel 18:14 - if he Ezekiel 18:24 - and doeth Ezekiel 33:8 - O wicked

Cross-References

Genesis 16:10
Then the Angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her."

Genesis 17:19
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

Genesis 17:21
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year."

Genesis 18:3
"My lord," said Abraham, "if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.

Genesis 18:5
And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. After that, you may continue on your way." "Yes," they replied, "you may do as you have said."

Genesis 18:8
Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

Genesis 18:9
"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked. "There, in the tent," he replied.

Genesis 18:13
And the LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really bear a child when I am old?'

Genesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you-in about a year-and Sarah will have a son."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 e 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.

e פריץ "effractorem", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, Piscator, Grotius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Live ... die - In the writings of Ezekiel there is a development of the meaning of “life” and “death.” In the holy land the sanctions of divine government were in great degree temporal; so that the promise of “life” for “obedience,” the threatening of “death” for “disobedience,” in the Books of Moses, were regarded simply as temporal and national. In their exile this could not continue in its full extent, and the universality of the misfortune necessarily made men look deeper into the words of God. The word “soul” denotes a “person” viewed as an “individual,” possessing the “life” which God breathed into man when he became a “living soul” Genesis 2:7; i. e., it distinguishes “personality” from “nationality,” and this introduces that fresh and higher idea of “life” and “death,” which is not so much “life” and “death” in a future state, as “life” and “death” as equivalent to communion with or separation from God - that idea of life and death which was explained by our Lord in the Gospel of John John 8:0, and by Paul in Romans 8:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 18:10. If he beget a son — Who is the reverse of the above righteous character, according to the thirteen articles already specified and explained.