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Ezekiel 18:1

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

`And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

Ezekiel 18:2

Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?

`What to you, ye using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons` teeth are blunted?

Ezekiel 18:3

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

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

Ezekiel 18:4

See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son they are Mine, The soul that is sinning it doth die.

Ezekiel 18:5

But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,

And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

Ezekiel 18:6

And has not taken flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel; if he has not had connection with his neighbour's wife, or come near to a woman at the time when she is unclean;

On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour defiled not, And to a separated woman cometh not near,

Ezekiel 18:7

And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

A man he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:8

And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.

Ezekiel 18:9

And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept to deal truly, Righteous [is] he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Ezekiel 18:10

If he has a son who is a thief, a taker of life, who does any of these things,

And he hath begotten a son, A burglar a shedder of blood, And he hath made a brother of one of these,

Ezekiel 18:11

Who has taken flesh with the blood as food, and has had connection with his neighbour's wife,

And he all those hath not done, For even on the mountains he hath eaten, And the wife of his neighbour he hath defiled,

Ezekiel 18:12

Has done wrong to the poor and to him who is in need, and taken property by force, and has not given back to one in his debt what is his, and has given worship to images and has done disgusting things,

The afflicted and needy he hath oppressed, Plunder he hath taken violently away, A pledge he doth not return, And unto the idols he hath lifted up his eyes, Abomination he hath done!

Ezekiel 18:13

And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

In usury he hath given, and increase taken, And he liveth: he doth not live, All these abominations he hath done, He doth surely die, his blood is on him.

Ezekiel 18:14

Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:

And lo, he hath begotten a son, And he seeth all the sins of his father, That he hath done, and he feareth, And doth not do like them,

Ezekiel 18:15

Who has not taken the flesh with the blood for food, or given worship to the images of the children of Israel, and has not had connection with his neighbour's wife,

On the mountains he hath not eaten, And his eyes he hath not lifted up Unto idols of the house of Israel, The wife of his neighbour he hath not defiled,

Ezekiel 18:16

Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

A man he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

Ezekiel 18:17

Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

From the afflicted he hath turned back his hand, Usury and increase he hath not taken, My judgments he hath done, In My statutes he hath walked, He doth not die for the iniquity of his father, He doth surely live.

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

His father because he used oppression, Did violently Plunder a brother, And that which [is] not good did in the midst of his people, And lo, he is dying in his iniquity.

Ezekiel 18:19

But you say, Why does not the son undergo punishment for the evil-doing of the father? When the son has done what is ordered and right, and has kept my rules and done them, life will certainly be his.

And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

Ezekiel 18:20

The soul which does sin will be put to death: the son will not be made responsible for the evil-doing of the father, or the father for the evil-doing of the son; the righteousness of the upright will be on himself, and the evil-doing of the evil-doer on himself.

The soul that doth sin it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

Ezekiel 18:21

But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.

And the wicked when he turneth back From all his sins that he hath done, And he hath kept all My statutes, And hath done judgment and righteousness, He doth surely live, he doth not die.

Ezekiel 18:22

Not one of the sins which he has done will be kept in memory against him: in the righteousness which he has done he will have life.

All his transgressions that he hath done Are not remembered to him, In his righteousness that he hath done he liveth.

Ezekiel 18:23

Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?

Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way And he hath lived?

Ezekiel 18:24

But when the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, like all the disgusting things which the evil man does, will he have life? Not one of his upright acts will be kept in memory: in the wrong which he has done and in his sin death will overtake him.

And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

Ezekiel 18:25

But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?

And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?

Ezekiel 18:26

When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him; in the evil which he has done death will overtake him.

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

Ezekiel 18:27

Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.

And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

Ezekiel 18:28

Because he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.

And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,

Ezekiel 18:29

But still the children of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, are my ways not equal? are not your ways unequal?

And the house of Israel have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord, My ways are they not pondered? O house of Israel are not your ways unpondered?

Ezekiel 18:30

For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.

Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

Ezekiel 18:31

Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?

Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!

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