“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”
Ezekiel 18:3 (KJV) |
Ezekiel 18:3
From Ezekiel 18, in the Book of Ezekiel (Old Testament).
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The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
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What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
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As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
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Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
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But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,