Ezekiel 18:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 18:3

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;

6 ^aIf he has not eaten¹ on the mountains,
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor ^bdefiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached ^ca woman during her impurity;

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 18:3

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American Standard Version
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have `occasion' any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Amplified® Bible
As I live, says the Lord God, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Now tell them that I am the LORD God, and as surely as I live, that saying will no longer be used in Israel.

Darby English Version
[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Good News Bible
"As surely as I am the living God," says the Sovereign LORD, "you will not repeat this proverb in Israel any more.

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

New American Standard Bible
"As I live, declares the Lord GOD, "you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore."

New International Version
"As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

New King James Version
“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "you will surely not go on using this proverb in Israel anymore.

Revised Standard Version
As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

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