EVERYONE BELONGS TO ME
Key verse: 4
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The One Who Sins Will Die
18 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)
3 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(B) in Israel. 4 For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins(C) is the one who will die.(D)
5 “Suppose there is a righteous man
who does what is just and right.
6 He does not eat at the mountain(E) shrines
or look to the idols(F) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife
or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.(G)
7 He does not oppress(H) anyone,
but returns what he took in pledge(I) for a loan.
He does not commit robbery(J)
but gives his food to the hungry(K)
and provides clothing for the naked.(L)
8 He does not lend to them at interest
or take a profit from them.(M)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
and judges fairly(N) between two parties.
9 He follows my decrees(O)
and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;(P)
he will surely live,(Q)
declares the Sovereign Lord.
10 “Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood(R) or does any of these other things[a] 11 (though the father has done none of them):
“He eats at the mountain shrines.(S)
He defiles his neighbor’s wife.
12 He oppresses the poor(T) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.(U)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.(V)
13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(W)
Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.(X)
14 “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:(Y)
15 “He does not eat at the mountain shrines(Z)
or look to the idols(AA) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
16 He does not oppress anyone
or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
but gives his food to the hungry(AB)
and provides clothing for the naked.(AC)
17 He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws(AD) and follows my decrees.
He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live. 18 But his father will die for his own sin, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 18:10 Or things to a brother
Cross references
- Ezekiel 18:2 : S Job 21:19; Isa 3:15; Jer 31:29
- Ezekiel 18:3 : S Ps 49:4
- Ezekiel 18:4 : S 2Ki 14:6; S Pr 13:21
- Ezekiel 18:4 : ver 20; S Ge 18:23; S Ex 17:14; S Job 21:20; Isa 42:5; Eze 33:8; S Ro 6:23
- Ezekiel 18:6 : S Eze 6:2
- Ezekiel 18:6 : Dt 4:19; S Eze 6:13; 20:24; Am 5:26
- Ezekiel 18:6 : S Lev 12:2; S 15:24
- Ezekiel 18:7 : Ex 22:21; Mal 3:5; Jas 5:4
- Ezekiel 18:7 : S Ex 22:26
- Ezekiel 18:7 : S Ex 20:15
- Ezekiel 18:7 : S Job 22:7
- Ezekiel 18:7 : Dt 15:11; S Eze 16:49; S Mt 25:36; Lk 3:11
- Ezekiel 18:8 : S Ex 18:21; 22:25; S Lev 25:35-37; Dt 23:19-20
- Ezekiel 18:8 : S Jer 22:3; Zec 8:16
- Ezekiel 18:9 : S Lev 19:37
- Ezekiel 18:9 : Hab 2:4
- Ezekiel 18:9 : S Lev 18:5; S Eze 11:12; 20:11; Am 5:4
- Ezekiel 18:10 : Ex 21:12; Eze 22:6
- Ezekiel 18:11 : Eze 22:9
- Ezekiel 18:12 : S Ex 22:22; S Job 24:9; Am 4:1
- Ezekiel 18:12 : S Ex 22:27
- Ezekiel 18:12 : 2Ki 21:11; Isa 59:6-7; S Jer 22:17; S Eze 16:49; Hab 2:6
- Ezekiel 18:13 : Ex 22:25
- Ezekiel 18:13 : S Lev 20:9; Eze 33:4-5; Hos 12:14
- Ezekiel 18:14 : 2Ch 34:21; S Pr 23:24
- Ezekiel 18:15 : Eze 22:9
- Ezekiel 18:15 : S Ps 24:4
- Ezekiel 18:16 : Isa 58:7
- Ezekiel 18:16 : S Ex 22:27; Ps 41:1; Isa 58:10; S Eze 16:49
- Ezekiel 18:17 : S Ps 1:2
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ESV
The Soul Who Sins Shall Die
18 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “What do you[a] mean (A)by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, (B)‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? 3 (C)As I live, declares the Lord God, (D)this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: (E)the soul who sins shall die.
5 “If a man is righteous and does (F)what is just and right— 6 if he (G)does not eat upon the mountains or (H)lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, (I)does not defile his neighbor's wife (J)or approach (K)a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, 7 (L)does not oppress anyone, but (M)restores to the debtor his pledge, (N)commits no robbery, (O)gives his bread to the hungry (P)and covers the naked with a garment, 8 (Q)does not lend at interest (R)or take any profit,[b] withholds his hand from injustice, (S)executes true justice between man and man, 9 (T)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; (U)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.
10 “If he fathers a son who is violent, (V)a shedder of blood, who does any of these things 11 (though he himself did none of these things), (W)who even eats upon the mountains, (X)defiles his neighbor's wife, 12 oppresses the poor and needy, (Y)commits robbery, (Z)does not restore the pledge, (AA)lifts up his eyes to the idols, (AB)commits abomination, 13 (AC)lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; (AD)his blood shall be upon himself.
14 “Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: 15 he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, 16 does not oppress anyone, (AE)exacts no pledge, (AF)commits no robbery, (AG)but gives his bread to the hungry (AH)and covers the naked with a garment, 17 withholds his hand from iniquity,[c] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, (AI)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; (AJ)he shall surely live. 18 As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, (AK)behold, he shall die for his iniquity.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ezekiel 18:2 The Hebrew for you is plural
- Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)
- Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
Cross references
- Ezekiel 18:2 : [ch. 12:22; 16:44]
- Ezekiel 18:2 : Jer. 31:29
- Ezekiel 18:3 : See ch. 16:48
- Ezekiel 18:3 : Jer. 31:29, 30
- Ezekiel 18:4 : ver. 20
- Ezekiel 18:5 : ver. 19, 21, 27
- Ezekiel 18:6 : ver. 11, 15; ch. 22:9
- Ezekiel 18:6 : ch. 33:25
- Ezekiel 18:6 : ver. 11, 15; [ch. 22:11]
- Ezekiel 18:6 : Lev. 18:19
- Ezekiel 18:6 : ch. 22:10
- Ezekiel 18:7 : ver. 12, 16; Ex. 22:21
- Ezekiel 18:7 : ver. 12; ch. 33:15; Ex. 22:26
- Ezekiel 18:7 : ver. 12, 16, 18
- Ezekiel 18:7 : ver. 16; Isa. 58:7; [Matt. 25:35, 36]
- Ezekiel 18:7 : ver. 16; Isa. 58:7; [Matt. 25:35, 36]
- Ezekiel 18:8 : ver. 13, 17; ch. 22:12; Ex. 22:25; Ps. 15:5
- Ezekiel 18:8 : ver. 13, 17; ch. 22:12; Ex. 22:25; Ps. 15:5
- Ezekiel 18:8 : Deut. 1:16; Zech. 8:16
- Ezekiel 18:9 : ver. 17
- Ezekiel 18:9 : ver. 17, 19, 21; ch. 20:11; Amos 5:4
- Ezekiel 18:10 : See ch. 16:38
- Ezekiel 18:11 : See ver. 6
- Ezekiel 18:11 : ver. 6; [Lev. 18:20]
- Ezekiel 18:12 : ver. 7
- Ezekiel 18:12 : ver. 7
- Ezekiel 18:12 : ver. 6
- Ezekiel 18:12 : ch. 8:6, 17
- Ezekiel 18:13 : See ver. 8
- Ezekiel 18:13 : ch. 33:4; Lev. 20:9, 11; See ch. 3:18
- Ezekiel 18:16 : [ver. 7, 12]
- Ezekiel 18:16 : ver. 7
- Ezekiel 18:16 : See ver. 7
- Ezekiel 18:16 : See ver. 7
- Ezekiel 18:17 : ver. 9
- Ezekiel 18:17 : See ver. 9
- Ezekiel 18:18 : See ch. 3:18
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