Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, 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 dies.
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In Context
3[As] I live,” a declaration of Lord YHWH, “You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel.
5And a man, when he is righteous, || And has done judgment and righteousness,
Cross References
Numbers 27:16“YHWH, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
Job 8:4If your sons have sinned before Him, || And He sends them away, || By the hand of their transgression,
Isaiah 57:16For I do not strive for all time, nor am I angry forever, || For the spirit is feeble before Me, || And the souls I have made.
Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sins—it dies. A son does not bear of the iniquity of the father, || And a father does 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.
Zechariah 12:1The burden of a word of YHWH on Israel. A declaration of YHWH, || Stretching out the heavens, and founding earth, || And forming the spirit of man in his midst:
Galatians 3:10for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it has been written: “Cursed [is] everyone who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Scroll of the Law—to do them,”
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10
Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 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? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →