lesserot Ezekiel:18:1-30 SEEK
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And the word of the Lord came unto me ,
saying ,
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What mean ye ,
that ye use this proverb in the country of Israel ,
saying ,
The fathers have eaten sour grapes ,
and the teeth of the children are set on edge ?
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As I live ,
saith the Lord Eternal ,
ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel .
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Behold ,
all the souls are mine ;
as the soul of the father ,
so also the soul of the son
mine are they :
the soul which sinneth that alone shall die .
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But if a man be righteous ,
and execute justice and righteousness ;
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Upon the mountains he eateth not ,
and his eyes he lifteth not up to the idols of the house of Israel ,
and the wife of his neighbor he defileth not ,
and unto a woman in her separation he cometh not near ;
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And he over
reacheth no man ,
he restoreth his pledge for a debt ,
a robbery he doth not commit ,
his bread he giveth to the hungry ,
and the naked he covereth with a garment ;
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Upon interest he giveth not forth ,
and increase he doth not take ,
from wrong he withdraweth his hand ,
true judgment he executeth between man and man ;
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In my statutes he walketh steadfastly ,
and my ordinances he keepeth to deal truly :
he is righteous ,
he shall surely live ,
saith the Lord Eternal .
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If he beget a dissolute son that sheddeth blood and doth to brother any one of thee things ;
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And he is one that doth not any of these ;
but eateth even upon the mountains ,
and defileth the wife of his neighbor ;
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The poor and needy he over
reacheth ,
he is guilty of robberies ,
the pledge he restoreth not ,
and to the idols he lifteth up his eyes ,
abominations he committeth :
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Upon interest he giveth forth ,
and increase he taketh :
and he should live ?
he shall not live ;
all these abominations hath he done ,
he shall surely die ;
his blood shall be upon him .
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And behold ,
if he beget a son ,
who seeth all the sins of his father which he hath done ,
and he considereth ,
and doth not the like of them ;
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Upon the mountains he eateth not ,
and his eyes he lifteth not up to the idols of the house of Israel ,
the wife of his neighbor he defileth not ;
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And he over
reacheth no man ,
a pledge he withholdeth not ,
and of a robbery he is never guilty ,
his bread he giveth to the hungry ,
and the naked he covereth with a garment ;
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From the poor he withdraweth his hand ,
interest and increase he taketh not :
my ordinances he executeth ;
in my statutes he walketh :
he shall not die for the iniquity of his father ,
he shall surely live .
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His father ,
because he unjustly withheld ,
was guilty of robbery on his brother ,
and did that which is not good in the midst of his people ,
and lo ,
he died through his iniquity .
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Yet say ye ,
Why doth not the son bear part of the iniquity of the father ?
when the son hath executed justice and righteousness ,
all my statutes hath he kept ,
and hath done them :
he shall surely live .
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The soul that sinneth ,
she alone shall die ;
the son shall not help to bear the iniquity of the father and the father shall not help to 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 .
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And the wicked ,
when he turneth away from all his sins that he hath committed ,
and keepeth all my statutes ,
and executeth justice and righteousness ,
shall surely live ,
he shall not die .
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All his transgressions which he hath committed shall not be remembered unto him :
through his righteousness which he hath done shall he live .
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Have I then the least pleasure in the death of the wicked ?
saith the Lord Eternal :
and not in his turning away from his ways ,
that he may live ?
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But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness ,
and committeth wrong ,
and doth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth ,
shall he live ?
all his righteousness that he hath done shall not he remembered :
through his trespass which he hath committed ,
and through his sin that he hath done ,
through them shall he die .
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Yet ye say ,
The way of the Lord is not equitable :
hear now ,
O house of Israel ,
Is not my way equitable ?
is it not your ways which are not equitable ?
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When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness ,
and doth wrong ,
and dieth therefore :
through his wrong which he hath done must he die .
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Again ,
when the wicked turneth away from his wickedness which he hath committed ,
and executeth justice and righteousness :
he shall indeed preserve his soul alive .
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Because he hath considered ,
and turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed :
he shall surely live ,
he shall not die .
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Yet say the house of Israel ,
The way of the Lord is not equitable :
are not my ways equitable ,
O house of Israel ?
is it not your ways which are not equitable ?
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Therefore will I judge you ,
every one according to his ways ,
O house of Israel ,
saith the Lord Eternal :
return ye ,
and cause others to return from all your transgressions ,
that iniquity may not become your stumbling
block .