Ezekiel 18:2-4
King James Version
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1The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,Select Ezekiel 18:1
2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?Select Ezekiel 18:2
3As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.Select Ezekiel 18:3
4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.Select Ezekiel 18:4
5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,Select Ezekiel 18:5
6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,Select Ezekiel 18:6
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WEB
18:2 What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
18:3 As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.
ASV
18:2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
18:3 As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
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