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10 If he has a son who is violent, a shedder of blood,(A) 11 who does any of these things (though his father[a] does none of them), who eats upon the mountains, defiles his neighbor’s wife, 12 oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts up his eyes to the idols, commits abomination,(B) 13 takes advance or accrued interest, shall he then live? He shall not. He has done all these abominable things; he shall surely be put to death; his blood shall be upon himself.(C)

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  1. 18.11 Heb he

10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood(A) or does any of these other things[a] 11 (though the father has done none of them):

“He eats at the mountain shrines.(B)
He defiles his neighbor’s wife.
12 He oppresses the poor(C) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.(D)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.(E)
13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(F)

Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.(G)

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  1. Ezekiel 18:10 Or things to a brother

18 Afterward he shall turn to the coastlands and shall capture many, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence; indeed,[a] he shall turn his insolence back upon him.(A)

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  1. 11.18 Meaning of Heb uncertain

18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands(A) and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.(B)

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16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri[a]
    and all the works of the house of Ahab,
    and you have followed their counsels.
Therefore I will make you a desolation and your[b] inhabitants an object of hissing,
    so you shall bear the scorn of my people.(A)

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  1. 6.16 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb the statutes of Omri are kept
  2. 6.16 Heb its

16 You have observed the statutes of Omri(A)
    and all the practices of Ahab’s(B) house;
    you have followed their traditions.(C)
Therefore I will give you over to ruin(D)
    and your people to derision;
    you will bear the scorn(E) of the nations.[a]

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  1. Micah 6:16 Septuagint; Hebrew scorn due my people