Ezekiel 18:3 “As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote t…”

Ezekiel 18:3

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

World English Bible

“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.

American Standard Version

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

As I liue, sayth the Lord God, ye shall vse this prouerbe no more in Israel.

Darby Translation

[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

Bible in Basic English

By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.

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Cross references

“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”

Ezekiel 18:30 Ezekiel 33:11–20 Romans 3:19 Ezekiel 18:19 Ezekiel 18:20 Ezekiel 36:31

Ezekiel 18:30 · BSB

Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

Ezekiel 33:11–20 · BSB

Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you…

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Ezekiel 18:19 · BSB

Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.

Ezekiel 18:20 · BSB

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…

Ezekiel 36:31 · BSB

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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’?

4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

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