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The Soul Who Sins Will Die

18 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, (A)What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,

(B)The fathers eat the sour grapes,
But the children’s teeth [a]are set on edge’?

As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore. Behold, (C)all [b]souls are Mine; the [c]soul of the father as well as the [d]soul of the son is Mine. The [e]soul who (D)sins will die.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:2 Lit become dull
  2. Ezekiel 18:4 Or lives
  3. Ezekiel 18:4 Or life
  4. Ezekiel 18:4 Or life
  5. Ezekiel 18:4 Or person