Ezekiel:18 Parallel Bible - DRV WEY ASV |
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| Ezekiel 18:1 | And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning? | | The word of Jehovah came unto me again, saying, |
| Ezekiel 18:2 | That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge. | | What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? |
| Ezekiel 18:3 | As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. | | As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel. |
| Ezekiel 18:4 | Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. | | 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. |
| Ezekiel 18:5 | And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice, | | But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, |
| Ezekiel 18:6 | And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman: | | and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, |
| Ezekiel 18:7 | And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: | | and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; |
| Ezekiel 18:8 | Hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man: | | he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, |
| Ezekiel 18:9 | Hath walked in my commandments, and kept my judgments, to do truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. | | hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah. |
| Ezekiel 18:10 | And if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that hath done some one of these things: | | If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth any one of these things, |
| Ezekiel 18:11 | Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth upon the mountains, and that defileth his neighbour's wife: | | and that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor's wife, |
| Ezekiel 18:12 | That grieveth the needy and the poor, that taketh away by violence, that restoreth not the pledge, and that lifteth up his eyes to idols, that committeth abomination: | | hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, |
| Ezekiel 18:13 | That giveth upon usury, and that taketh an increase: shall such a one live? he shall not live. Seeing he hath done all these detestable things, he shall surely die, his blood shall be upon him. | | hath given forth upon interest, and hath taken increase; shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. |
| Ezekiel 18:14 | But if he beget a son, who, seeing all his father's sine, which he hath done, is afraid, and shall not do the like to them : | | Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like; |
| Ezekiel 18:15 | That hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife: | | that hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbor's wife, |
| Ezekiel 18:16 | And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment: | | neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; |
| Ezekiel 18:17 | That hath turned away his hand from injuring the poor, hath not taken usury and increase, but hath executed my judgments, and hath walked in my commandments: this man shall not die for the iniquity of his father, but living he shall live. | | that hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, that hath not received interest nor increase, hath executed mine ordinances, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. |
| Ezekiel 18:18 | As for his father, because he oppressed and offered violence to his brother, and wrought evil in the midst of his people, behold he is dead in his own iniquity. | | As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity. |
| Ezekiel 18:19 | And you say: Why hath not the son borne the iniquity of his father? Verily, because the son hath wrought judgment and justice, hath kept all my commandments, and done them, living, he shall live. | | Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? when the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. |
| Ezekiel 18:20 | The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. | | The soul that sinneth, it shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. |
| Ezekiel 18:21 | But if the wicked do penance for all his sins which he hath committed, and keep all my commandments, and do judgment, and justice, living he shall live, and shall not die. | | But if the wicked turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. |
| Ezekiel 18:22 | I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he shall live. | | None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. |
| Ezekiel 18:23 | Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways, and live? | | Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live? |
| Ezekiel 18:24 | But if the just man turn himself away from his justice, and do iniquity according to all the abominations which the wicked man useth to work, shall he live? all his justices which he hath done, shall not be remembered: in the prevarication, by which he hath prevaricated, and in his sin, which he hath committed, in them he shall die. | | But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he hath done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. |
| Ezekiel 18:25 | And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my way that is not right, and are not rather your ways perverse? | | Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? |
| Ezekiel 18:26 | For when the just turneth himself away from his justice, and committeth iniquity, he shall die therein: in the injustice that he hath wrought he shall die. | | When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. |
| Ezekiel 18:27 | And when the wicked turneth himself away from his wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth judgment, and justice: he shall save his soul alive. | | Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. |
| Ezekiel 18:28 | Because he considereth and turneth away himself from all his iniquities which he hath wrought, he shall surely live, and not die. | | Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. |
| Ezekiel 18:29 | And the children of Israel say: The way of the Lord is not right. Are not my ways right, O house of Israel, and are not rather your ways perverse? | | Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? |
| Ezekiel 18:30 | Therefore will I judge every man according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. | | Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. |
| Ezekiel 18:31 | Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel? | | Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? |
| Ezekiel 18:32 | For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, return ye and live. | | For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live. |
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