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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 18:13 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 18:13 |
King James |
Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
shall he . . . live?--because of the merits of his father; answering, by contrast, to "die for the iniquity of his father" (Eze 18:17).
his blood shall be upon him--The cause of his bloody death shall rest with himself; God is not to blame, but is vindicated as just in punishing him. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| His blood - Heb. 'Tis plural, bloods; both the blood of the innocent which he murdered, and his own blood which thereby he forfeited; the blood of his own soul and life: that is the whole blame of his misery in time and eternity, shall lie upon himself. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Shall he then live? - Because his father was a righteous man, shall the father's holiness be imputed to him? No!
He shad surely die; his blood shall be upon him - He shall suffer for his own crimes. |
17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.