Ezekiel 18:10 (DRB)

Passage

And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things:

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:8 Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man:

Ezekiel 18:9 Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 18:10 And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things:

Ezekiel 18:11 Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth upon the mountains, and that defileth his neighbour's wife:

Ezekiel 18:12 That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that comitteth abomination:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beget", "robber", "shedder", "blood", "hath", "done", "some", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beget" and "robber", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Hath walked in my commandments and kept..." into verse 11's "Though he doth not all these things...", so "beget" and "robber" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beget" and "robber" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.