If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that
doeth the like to any one of these things. And that doeth not any of
those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled
his neighbor's wife, Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled
by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his
eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 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 (verses 10-13).
Here then is the second supposed case of a son who had a righteous
father. This son lives in wickedness and defies God's laws. He does not
follow his father's piety, but is unjust in every sense of the word. The
question then is asked, "Shall he live?" Can the merits of his father
save him? And the divine answer is, "He shall not live--he shall surely
die." Physical death would come upon him and he would be cut off in
judgment.