strkjv@Ezekiel:18:1
@ The
word
of the
LORD
came unto me again,
saying
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:2
@ What mean ye, that ye
use
this
proverb
concerning the
land
of
Israel
,
saying
, The
fathers
have
eaten
sour
grapes
, and the
childrens
teeth
are set on
edge
?
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:3
@ As I
live
,
saith
the
Lord
GOD
, ye shall not have occasion any more to
use
this
proverb
in
Israel
.
strkjv@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
, it shall
die
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:5
@ But if a
man
be
just
, and
do
that which is
lawful
and
right
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:6
@ 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
neighbours
wife
, neither hath come
near
to a
menstruous
woman
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:7
@ 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
;
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:8
@ 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withdrawn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
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:9
@ Hath
walked
in my
statutes
, and hath
kept
my
judgments
, to
deal
truly
; he is
just
, he shall
surely
live
,
saith
the
Lord
GOD
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:10
@ If he
beget
a
son
that is a
robber
, a
shedder
of
blood
, and that
doeth
the
like
to any
one
of these things,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:11
@ And that
doeth
not any of those duties, but even hath
eaten
upon the
mountains
, and
defiled
his
neighbours
wife
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:12
@ 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
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:13
@ 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.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:14
@ Now, lo, if he
beget
a
son
, that
seeth
all his
fathers
sins
which he hath
done
, and
considereth
, and
doeth
not such
like
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:15
@ 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
neighbours
wife
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:16
@ 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
,
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:17
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:18
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:19
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:20
@ 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.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:21
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:22
@ All his
transgressions
that he hath
committed
, they shall not be
mentioned
unto him: in his
righteousness
that he hath
done
he shall
live
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:23
@ 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
?
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:24
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:25
@ 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
?
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:26
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:27
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:28
@ Because he
considereth
, and turneth
away
from all his
transgressions
that he hath
committed
, he shall
surely
live
, he shall not
die
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:29
@ 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
?
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:30
@ 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
.
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:31
@ 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
?
strkjv@Ezekiel:18:32
@ 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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