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As I live,[a] declares[b] the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be appropriate for you[c] to quote this proverb in Israel! Look! All lives are mine.[d] The lives of father and son alike are mine.[e] The person[f] sinning will die. And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “life I”
  2. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “declaration of”
  3. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “to you”
  4. Ezekiel 18:4 Literally “all of the lives are for me they”
  5. Ezekiel 18:4 Literally “Like the life of the father and like the life of the son is to me look”
  6. Ezekiel 18:4 Or “life,” or “soul”

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

“Suppose there is a righteous man
    who does what is just and right.

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