Ezekiel 18 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 18:10

If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
Ezekiel 18:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:10 in other translations

BSBNow suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
WEB“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
ASVIf he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things,
YLTAnd--he hath begotten a son, A burglar--a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,
DARBYAnd if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these things,
BBEIf he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,
WebsterIf he begetteth a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,

What does Ezekiel 18:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:10-13
10-13. The second case is that of an impious son of a pious father. His pious parentage, so far from excusing, aggravates his guilt. robber--or literally, "a breaker," namely, through all constraints of right. doeth the like to any one--The Hebrew and the parallel (Eze 18:18) require us to translate rather, "doeth to his brother any of these things," namely, the things which follow in Eze 18:11, &c. [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 If he beget a son - Who is the reverse of the above righteous character, according to the thirteen articles already specified and explained.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-20

God has no respect of persons. (Ezek 18:1-20) The Divine providence is vindicated. (Ezek 18:21-29) A gracious invitation to repentance. (Ezek 18:30-32) Verses 1-20 The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every man was, is, and will be dealt with, as his conduct shows him to have been under the old covenant of works, or the new covenant of grace. Whatever outward sufferings come upon men through the sins…

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Ezekiel 18:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.Lidand he will fatherH3205
בֵּן\־ben-a sonH1121
פָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzviolentH6530
שֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.Fekh[who] shedsH8210
דָּ֑םDambloodH1818
וְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahand he will doH6213
אָ֔ח'Achalas!H253
מֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.Chadany oneH259
מֵאֵֽלֶּה\׃me.'E.lehof these [things]H428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 18:10

  • Exodus 21:12

    He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

  • Exodus 22:2

    If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

  • Malachi 3:8-9

    Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

  • 1 John 3:12

    Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

  • Leviticus 19:13

    Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

  • Genesis 9:5-6

    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. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

  • John 18:40

    Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

  • Numbers 35:31

    Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that is.
Le 19:13; Mal 3:8,9; Joh 18:40
a robber. or, a breaker up of an house.
Ex 22:2
a shedder.
Ge 9:5,6; Ex 21:12; Nu 35:31; 1Jo 3:12
the like to any one of these things. or, to his brotherbesides any of these.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 18:9

    Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 18:10

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

  • Ezekiel 18:11

    And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour’s wife,

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Ezekiel 18:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas si engendrare hijo ladrón, derramador de sangre, ó que haga alguna cosa de éstas,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et s’il a engendré un fils qui soit un homme violent, qui verse le sang, et qui fasse seulement l’une de ces choses,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Zeugt er aber einen gewalttätigen Sohn, der Blut vergießt und irgend eines von diesen tut-
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod si genuerit filium latronem, effundentem sanguinem, et fecerit unum de istis: