Ezekiel 18:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 18:2

A False Proverb Refuted

1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
‘The ^afathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

3 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

4 “Behold, all souls are ^aMine;
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
^bThe soul who sins shall die.

5 But if a man is just
And does what is lawful and right;

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Interlinear Bible for Ezekiel 18:2:

What
mah (#4100) mean ye, that ye
'attah (#859) use
mashal (#4911) this
zeh (#2088)
'eth (#853) proverb
mashal (#4912) concerning
`al (#5921) the land
'adamah (#127) of Israel,
Yisra'el (#3478) saying,
'amar (#559) The fathers
'ab (#1) have eaten
'akal (#398) sour grapes,
bocer (#1155) and the children's
ben (#1121) teeth
shen (#8127) are set on edge?
qahah (#6949)

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