“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ezekiel 18:3 in context
Ezekiel 18:1–6
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The LORD’s word came to me again, saying,
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“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’?
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“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
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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.
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“But if a man is just,
and does that which is lawful and right,
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and has not eaten on the mountains,
hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,
hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
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