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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But suppose that man has a son who grows up to be a robber or murderer and refuses to do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If he fathers a son who is violent, a shedder of blood, who does any of these things<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If he beget a son <i>that is</i> a robber, a shedder of blood, and <i>that</i> doeth the like to <i>any</i> one of these <i>things</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If he begets a son <i>who is</i> a robber Or a shedder of blood, <i>Who</i> does any of these <i>things</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“However, he may father a violent son who sheds blood, and does any one of these things to a brother<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood, and who does any of these things to a brother<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then he may have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If he is the father of a violent son who sheds blood, and who does any of these things to a brother<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But suppose this good man has an evil son who is violent and commits sins <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But suppose this person has a son who robs and murders. The son does all the things<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Then suppose this man has a son who robs and kills, who does any of these things <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now suppose that person produces a son who's violent, a murderer, and practices any of these things, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If he fathers a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If he begetteth a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And he has begotten a son, "" A burglar—a shedder of blood, "" And he has made a brother of one of these,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And -- he hath begotten a son, A burglar -- a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he begat a rapacious son, pouring out blood and doing the likeness of one of these.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if he raises a son who is a robber, who sheds blood, and who does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if he begets a son who is violent and commits murder, or does any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If he has a son who is violent, a shedder of blood,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If he begets a son who is a wicked man, a shedder of blood, and he does any one of these evil things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if he will beget a son, an evil shedder of blood, and he will do one of these things<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth to a brother any of these things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4564" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">A Proverb about Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wə·hō·w·lîḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">Now suppose that man has</a> <a href="/hebrew/6530.htm" title="6530: pā·rîṣ (Adj-ms) -- Violent one. From parats; violent, i.e. A tyrant.">a violent</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên- (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šō·p̄êḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">who sheds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">or does</a> <a href="/hebrew/253.htm" title="253: ’āḥ (Interjection) -- Ah!, alas! A variation for 'ahahh; Oh!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: mê·’a·ḥaḏ (Prep-m:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: mê·’êl·leh (Prep-m:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">of these things,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a></span><br />You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a></span><br />Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">2 Kings 14:6</a></span><br />Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-29.htm">Jeremiah 31:29-30</a></span><br />“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ / Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-21.htm">Proverbs 17:21</a></span><br />A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Proverbs 19:13</a></span><br />A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-4</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-31.htm">Matthew 23:31-32</a></span><br />So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. / Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-9</a></span><br />God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that does the like to any one of these things,</p><p class="hdg">that is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob <i>him</i>: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8,9</a></b></br> Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-40.htm">John 18:40</a></b></br> Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.</p><p class="hdg">a robber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">Exodus 22:2</a></b></br> If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, <i>there shall</i> no blood <i>be shed</i> for him.</p><p class="hdg">a shedder</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5,6</a></b></br> And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-12.htm">Exodus 21:12</a></b></br> He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">Numbers 35:31</a></b></br> Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which <i>is</i> guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.</p><p class="hdg">the like to any one of these things.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-24.htm">Begets</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Begetteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Robber</a> <a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Sheds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Taker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-26.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Begets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Begetteth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-11.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Life</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Robber</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Sheds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Taker</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now suppose that man has a violent son</b><br>This phrase introduces a hypothetical scenario, emphasizing personal responsibility and the consequences of one's actions. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/18.htm">Ezekiel 18</a>, God is addressing the Israelites' belief that they were suffering for the sins of their ancestors. The "violent son" represents a departure from the righteous path of the father, highlighting the individual accountability before God. This concept is consistent with the broader biblical teaching that each person is responsible for their own sin (<a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Deuteronomy 24:16</a>). The cultural context of ancient Israel placed significant importance on family and lineage, yet this passage underscores that spiritual standing is not inherited but is a matter of personal choice and conduct.<p><b>who sheds blood</b><br>"Sheds blood" refers to acts of violence and murder, which are explicitly condemned in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a>). In ancient Israel, shedding blood was not only a moral transgression but also a legal one, punishable by death (<a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Leviticus 24:17</a>). This phrase indicates a serious breach of God's law, reflecting a heart that is far from God. The shedding of innocent blood is a recurring theme in the prophets, often used to describe the moral decay of society (<a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate shedding of innocent blood in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, unlike the violent son, was without sin and whose blood was shed for the redemption of humanity (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>).<p><b>or does any of these things</b><br>This phrase refers back to the list of sins and transgressions outlined earlier in <a href="/ezekiel/18.htm">Ezekiel 18</a>, such as idolatry, oppression, and injustice. The comprehensive nature of "any of these things" suggests that the son is guilty of a lifestyle characterized by rebellion against God's commandments. It highlights the breadth of sin and the various ways one can turn away from righteousness. This serves as a reminder that sin is not limited to overt acts of violence but includes a range of behaviors that violate God's standards. Theologically, it points to the need for repentance and transformation, themes central to the message of the prophets and the New Testament call to a new life in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, emphasizing individual responsibility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_violent_son.htm">The Violent Son</a></b><br>Represents a person who chooses a path of sin and violence, contrary to the righteous ways of his father, illustrating the theme of personal accountability.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context implies a righteous father whose son chooses a different path, highlighting the contrast between generational choices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel prophesied, often struggling with collective and individual sin, and the need for repentance and righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical backdrop of Ezekiel's prophecies, a period of judgment and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their own actions before God. We cannot rely on the righteousness of others, even family, to justify our own behavior.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_choices.htm">Generational Choices</a></b><br>While family influences are significant, each person must choose their own path. We are not bound by the sins or righteousness of our ancestors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_change.htm">Repentance and Change</a></b><br>Regardless of past actions, there is always an opportunity for repentance and transformation. God desires that we turn from sin and live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is fair and impartial. He judges each person according to their deeds, not based on familial or societal status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_for_parents.htm">Encouragement for Parents</a></b><br>Parents are encouraged to guide their children in righteousness, but ultimately, each child must make their own choices. Trust in God's sovereignty over their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_concept_of_panendeism.htm">Who is referred to as 'son of man' in Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_18_20_with_exodus_20_5.htm">Ezekiel 18:20 - If individuals alone bear their own guilt, how do we reconcile this with Exodus 20:5, which speaks of generational punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_delay_judging_child_sacrifice.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5 -- If God commands against child sacrifice elsewhere, why would He allow His own people to practice it for so long without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_original_sin_align_with_accountability.htm">How does the concept of original sin in Genesis 3 align with teachings on personal accountability in later Scriptures?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">That doeth the like to any one of these things.</span>--The prophet now enters upon the consideration of the second case, that of the son of a righteous father who takes to wicked courses, and it is shown that he shall be dealt with according to his own personal character. It is not necessary that he should be wholly given over to evil or have committed all the sins enumerated, but if he show the alienation of his heart from God by choosing to do any of those things which He has forbidden, he must fall under His righteous condemnation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A robber.</span> The Hebrew implies robbery with violence, perhaps, as in the Authorized Version margin, the offence of the housebreaker. <span class="cmt_word">That doeth the like to any of these things.</span> The margin of the Revised Version, following the Chaldee paraphrase, gives, <span class="accented">who doeth to a brother any of these things.</span> Others (Keil and Furst) render, "who doeth only one of these things," as if recognizing the principle of <a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a>. On the whole, there seems sufficient reason for keeping to the text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now suppose [that man] has</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹלִ֥יד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·lîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a violent</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּרִ֖יץ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6530.htm">Strong's 6530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violent, a tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּן־</span> <span class="translit">(bên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who sheds</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄êḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(dām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or does</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָ֣שָׂה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאַחַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’a·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these [things],</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:10 If he fathers a son who (Ezek. 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