Ezekiel 18:10 (WEB)

Passage

“If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:8 he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

Ezekiel 18:9 has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh.

Ezekiel 18:10 “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,

Ezekiel 18:11 or who does not do any of those things, but even has eaten at the mountain shrines, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

Ezekiel 18:12 has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fathers", "robber", "sheds", "blood", "does", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fathers" and "robber", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "has walked in my statutes and has..." into verse 11's "or who does not do any of...", so "fathers" 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 "fathers" and "robber" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.