65 The Lord answers their charge by stating that each person is responsible for his own sin and will himself bear the consequences. Ezek 18 has a more extended treatment of this and shows that this extends not just to the link between parents and children but between former behavior and future behavior of the same individual. To a certain extent the principle articulated here is anticipatory of the statement in v. 34 which refers to the forgiveness of former sins.

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But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge.

Rather, each will die for his own iniquity. Anyone who eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

All people will die for their own sins—those who eat the sour grapes will be the ones whose mouths will pucker.

But each will die because of his iniquity, everyone who eats the unripe fruit, their teeth will be set on edge.

But every one shall die for his own iniquity:

Every man that eateth the sour grape,

His teeth shall be set on edge.

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