If he has not [a]exacted (A)usury
Nor taken any increase,
But has withdrawn his hand from iniquity
And (B)executed true [b]judgment between man and man;
If he has walked in My statutes
And kept My judgments faithfully—
He is just;
He shall surely (C)live!”
Says the Lord God.

10 “If he begets a son who is a robber
Or (D)a shedder of blood,
Who does any of these things

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:8 Lent money at interest
  2. Ezekiel 18:8 justice

He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.(A)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly(B) between two parties.
He follows my decrees(C)
    and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;(D)
    he will surely live,(E)
declares the Sovereign Lord.

10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood(F) or does any of these other things[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:10 Or things to a brother