Key Verse Spotlight
Ezekiel 18:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have {occasion} any more to use this proverb in Israel.”
Ezekiel 18:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
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?
{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have {occasion} any more to use this proverb in Israel.
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.
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, {that...: Heb. judgment and justice}
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