Ezekiel 18:3
As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 18 connects to 8 cross-references. The principle of individual moral responsibility: the soul who sins shall die — not the children for their parents' sins nor parents for children's. If the wicked person repents and does righteous deeds, their sins will not be remembered. God …
Other Translations
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.
By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
Cross References
Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that …
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the …
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, …
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; …
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you …
Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in …
Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded …
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that …