Ezekiel 18:4
For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.
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In Context
3As I live, saith the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.
5But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
Cross References
Numbers 27:16Let the Lord God of spirits and of all flesh look out for a man over this congregation,
Job 8:4If thy sons have sinned before him, 1 He has cast them away because of their transgression. 1
Isaiah 57:16I will not take vengeance on you forever, neither will I be always angry with you: for my Spirit shall go forth from me, and I have created all breath.
Ezekiel 18:20But the soul that sins shall die: and the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the iniquity of the transgressor shall be upon him.
Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel; saith the Lord, that stretches out the sky, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.
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 →