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Ezekiel 18:4

SinDeath and lossIdentity and self-worthGuilt and conscience

2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?

3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

5 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:

6 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.

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BSB
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
KJV
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.
WEB
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Behold, all the 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.
BLB
behold, all souls, they [are] unto Me—as the soul of the father, also the soul of the son—they [are] unto Me: The soul that is sinning, it will die.
ÅB
Se, alle sjeler hører meg til, både farens sjel og sønnens sjel; meg hører de til; den som synder, han skal dø.
OTB
Se, alle sjeler tilhører meg; både farens sjel og sønnens sjel tilhører meg. Den sjel som synder, den skal dø.
B1930
Se, alle sjeler hører mig til, både farens sjel og sønnens sjel; mig hører de til; den som synder, han skal dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 18:20

    The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

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  • Romans 6:23

    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  • Numbers 16:22

    But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”

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  • Hebrews 12:9

    Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

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  • Galatians 3:10–13

    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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  • Zechariah 12:1

    This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:

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  • Galatians 3:22

    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.

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  • Numbers 27:16

    “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

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