The word
of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
02 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?
03 As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not
have occasion any more to use this proverb in
Israel.
04 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.
05 But if a man be just, and do that which is
lawful and right,
06 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 neighbour's
wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous
woman,
07 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored
to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by
violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and
hath covered the naked with a garment;
08 He that hath not given forth upon usury,
neither hath taken any increase, that hath
withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed
true judgment between man and man,
09 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my
judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall
surely live, saith the Lord God.
10 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder
of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of
these things,
11 And that doeth not any of those duties, but
even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled
his neighbour's wife,
12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath
spoiled by violence, hath not restored the
pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols,
hath committed abomination,
13 Hath given forth upon usury, 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.
14 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his
father's sins which he hath done, and
considereth, and doeth not such like,
15 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
neighbour's wife,
16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not
withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by
violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry,
and hath covered the naked with a garment,
17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor,
that hath not received usury nor increase, hath
executed my judgments, hath walked in my
statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of
his father, he shall surely live.
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18 As for his father, because he cruelly
oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and
did that which is not good among his people, lo,
even he shall die in his iniquity.
19 Yet say ye, Why? 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.
20 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.
21 But if the wicked will 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.
22 All his transgressions that he hath committed,
they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his
righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked
should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he
should return from his ways, and live?
24 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? All his righteousness
that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his
trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin
that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
25 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?
26 When a righteous man turneth away from his
righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth
in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall
he die.
27 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.
28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from
all his transgressions that he hath committed, he
shall surely live, he shall not die.
29 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?
30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel,
every one according to his ways, saith the Lord
God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your
transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your
ruin.
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions,
whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new
heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O
house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him
that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn
yourselves, and live ye.
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