Ezekiel
King James Version (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:3
“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
Ezekiel 18:3 Context
1The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 2What 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? 3As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, 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. 5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
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Translation Details for Ezekiel 18:3
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
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Bible Commentary for Ezekiel 18:3
Wesley's Notes for Ezekiel 18:3
18:2 The land of Israel - The two tribes, not the ten. The fathers - Our fore - fathers. Have eaten - Have sinned. The childrens - We their children, who were unborn, suffer for their sins.
18:4 Behold - There can be no colour of partial judgment in the proceedings of God, who is equally God to all. All souls - All persons. The soul - The person, whether father or son, shall die, shall bear his own punishment.
As I liue, saith the Lord God, yee shall not haue occasion any more to vse this prouerbe in Israel.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"As I live, declares the Lord GOD, "you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have `occasion' any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
- Basic English Bible
[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Darby Bible
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Webster's Bible
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- World English Bible
I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible