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Ezekiel 18:3–4

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3“As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore.

4“Behold, aall 1souls are Mine; the 2soul of the father as well as the 3soul of the son is Mine. The 4soul who bsins will die.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or lives
  2. 2Or life
  3. 3Or life
  4. 4Or person

Cross references

  1. aNum 16:22; 27:16; Is 42:5; 57:16
  2. bEzek 18:20; Rom 6:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“you will no longer use this proverb in Israel. Look, every life belongs to me. The life of the father is like the life of the son—both belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

NLTNew Living Translation

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel. For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

As I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be appropriate for you to quote this proverb in Israel! Look! All lives are mine. The lives of father and son alike are mine. The person sinning will die.

KJV 1900King James Version

As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 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.