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Ezekiel 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 48

1 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

2 What is it to you that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the sons are dull?

3 As I live, there is not any longer occasion to you to use this proverb in Israel, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah reproves the unjust parable of sour grapes. He exhorts to repentance.

Key Hebrew Words

רֵעֵ֨ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
בָּֽגֶד treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
נְאֻ֖ם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
מָעַ֛ל act unfaithfully H4603 · TWOT 1230
עָ֔וֶל injustice H5766 · TWOT 1580b

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The Principle of Individual Responsibility

Ezekiel challenges the proverb about sour grapes, declaring that "The soul that sins, it shall die",. He explains that a righteous son will not be pun…

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The Principle of Individual Responsibility

Ezekiel challenges the proverb about sour grapes, declaring that "The soul that sins, it shall die",. He explains that a righteous son will not be punished for a wicked father, nor a righteous father for a wicked son.

Ezekiel 18:1-32

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