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10 “And now he has a son, a violent one, who sheds blood[a] and does any of these things[b] 11 (though[c] he[d] did not do all of these things), for the son also[e] eats on the mountains and he defiles the wife of his neighbor. 12 He oppresses the needy and the poor, and he commits robbery,[f] and he does not return a pledge for a loan, and he lifts his eyes to the idols so he does a detestable thing. 13 He charges interest[g] and takes usury. Then, shall he live? He shall not live, for he did all of these detestable things. Surely he will die! His blood will be on him.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:10 Literally “shedding of blood”
  2. Ezekiel 18:10 Literally “and he does like from one from these”
  3. Ezekiel 18:11 Hebrew “And”
  4. Ezekiel 18:11 That is, the father
  5. Ezekiel 18:11 Or “even”
  6. Ezekiel 18:12 Literally “robbed things he seized”
  7. Ezekiel 18:13 Literally “with the interest he gives”

Standards of Unrighteous Behavior

10 “Now suppose that person produces a son who’s violent, a murderer, and practices any of these things, 11 even though the father[a] hasn’t done any of these things. The son who eats at mountain shrines, defiles his neighbor’s wife, 12 oppresses the afflicted and the poor, robs others, doesn’t return security for a debt, looks to idols, does detestable things, 13 loans with usury, and exacts interest; will he live? He certainly will not! He has done all these detestable practices. He will certainly die, and his guilt will be his own fault.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:11 Lit. though he
  2. Ezekiel 18:13 Lit. his blood will be on him