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Ezekiel 18 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to me again, saying,
[2] “What do you mean, that you 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,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more 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 who sins, he shall die.
[5] “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
[6] and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,
[7] and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
[8] he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,
[9] has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord Yahweh.
[10] “If he fathers a son who is a robber who sheds blood, and who does any one of these things,
[11] or who does not do any of those things but has eaten at the mountain shrines and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
[12] has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,
[13] has lent with interest, and has taken increase from the poor,
[14] “Now, behold, if he fathers a son who sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and fears, and doesn’t do likewise,
[15] who hasn’t eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,
[16] hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
[17] who has withdrawn his hand from the poor, who hasn’t received interest or increase, has executed my ordinances, has walked in my statutes;
[18] As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he will die in his iniquity.
[19] “Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.
[20] The soul who sins, he 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 on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.
[21] “But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
[22] None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
[23] Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord Yahweh, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
[24] “But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, should he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done will be remembered. In his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them he shall die.
[25] “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
[26] When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies in it, then he dies in his iniquity that he has done.
[27] Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.
[28] Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
[29] Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?
[30] “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin.
[31] Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel?
[32] For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 18 (KJVS)

[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 sinneth, () it shall die. ()
[5] But if a man be just, and do () that which is lawful and right,
[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 neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near () to a menstruous woman,
[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;
[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,
[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.
[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,
[11] and that doeth () not any of those duties, but even hath eaten () upon the mountains, and defiled () his neighbour’s wife,
[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,
[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.
[14] Now, lo, if he beget () a son, that seeth () all his father’s sins which he hath done, () and considereth, () and doeth () not such like,
[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 neighbour’s wife,
[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,
[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. ()
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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. ()
[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. ()
[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? ()
[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. ()
[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? ()
[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. ()
[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. ()
[28] Because he considereth, () and turneth away () from all his transgressions that he hath committed, () he shall surely () live, () he shall not die. ()
[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? ()
[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.
[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?
[32] For I have no pleasure () in the death of him that dieth, () saith () the Lord God: wherefore turn () yourselves, and live () ye.

Ezekiel 18:5 Heb. judgment and justice
Ezekiel 18:10 Or, breaker up of an house
Ezekiel 18:13 Heb. bloods
Ezekiel 18:16 Heb. hath not pledged the pledge or taken to pledge
Ezekiel 18:32 Or, others

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 18 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[2] υιε ανθρωπου τι υμιν η παραβολη αυτη εν τοις υιοις ισραηλ λεγοντες οι πατερες εφαγον ομφακα και οι οδοντες των τεκνων εγομφιασαν
[3] ζω εγω λεγει κυριος εαν γενηται ετι λεγομενη η παραβολη αυτη εν τω ισραηλ
[4] οτι πασαι αι ψυχαι εμαι εισιν ον τροπον η ψυχη του πατρος ουτως και η ψυχη του υιου εμαι εισιν η ψυχη η αμαρτανουσα αυτη αποθανειται
[5] ο δε ανθρωπος ος εσται δικαιος ο ποιων κριμα και δικαιοσυνην
[6] επι των ορεων ου φαγεται και τους οφθαλμους αυτου ου μη επαρη προς τα ενθυμηματα οικου ισραηλ και την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου ου μη μιανη και προς γυναικα εν αφεδρω ουσαν ου προσεγγιει
[7] και ανθρωπον ου μη καταδυναστευση ενεχυρασμον οφειλοντος αποδωσει και αρπαγμα ουχ αρπαται τον αρτον αυτου τω πεινωντι δωσει και γυμνον περιβαλει
[8] και το αργυριον αυτου επι τοκω ου δωσει και πλεονασμον ου λημψεται και εξ αδικιας αποστρεψει την χειρα αυτου κριμα δικαιον ποιησει ανα μεσον ανδρος και ανα μεσον του πλησιον αυτου
[9] και τοις προσταγμασιν μου πεπορευται και τα δικαιωματα μου πεφυλακται του ποιησαι αυτα δικαιος ουτος εστιν ζωη ζησεται λεγει κυριος
[10] και εαν γεννηση υιον λοιμον εκχεοντα αιμα και ποιουντα αμαρτηματα
[11] εν τη οδω του πατρος αυτου του δικαιου ουκ επορευθη αλλα και επι των ορεων εφαγεν και την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου εμιανεν
[12] και πτωχον και πενητα κατεδυναστευσεν και αρπαγμα ηρπασεν και ενεχυρασμον ουκ απεδωκεν και εις τα ειδωλα εθετο τους οφθαλμους αυτου ανομιαν πεποιηκεν
[13] μετα τοκου εδωκε και πλεονασμον ελαβεν ουτος ζωη ου ζησεται πασας τας ανομιας ταυτας εποιησεν θανατω θανατωθησεται το αιμα αυτου επ αυτον εσται
[14] εαν δε γεννηση υιον και ιδη πασας τας αμαρτιας του πατρος αυτου ας εποιησεν και φοβηθη και μη ποιηση κατα ταυτας
[15] επι των ορεων ου βεβρωκεν και τους οφθαλμους αυτου ουκ εθετο εις τα ενθυμηματα οικου ισραηλ και την γυναικα του πλησιον αυτου ουκ εμιανεν
[16] και ανθρωπον ου κατεδυναστευσεν και ενεχυρασμον ουκ ενεχυρασεν και αρπαγμα ουχ ηρπασεν τον αρτον αυτου τω πεινωντι εδωκεν και γυμνον περιεβαλεν
[17] και απ αδικιας απεστρεψε την χειρα αυτου τοκον ουδε πλεονασμον ουκ ελαβεν δικαιοσυνην εποιησεν και εν τοις προσταγμασιν μου επορευθη ου τελευτησει εν αδικιαις πατρος αυτου ζωη ζησεται
[18] ο δε πατηρ αυτου εαν θλιψει θλιψη και αρπαση αρπαγμα εναντια εποιησεν εν μεσω του λαου μου και αποθανειται εν τη αδικια αυτου
[19] και ερειτε τι οτι ουκ ελαβεν την αδικιαν ο υιος του πατρος αυτου οτι ο υιος δικαιοσυνην και ελεος εποιησεν παντα τα νομιμα μου συνετηρησεν και εποιησεν αυτα ζωη ζησεται
[20] η δε ψυχη η αμαρτανουσα αποθανειται ο δε υιος ου λημψεται την αδικιαν του πατρος αυτου ουδε ο πατηρ λημψεται την αδικιαν του υιου αυτου δικαιοσυνη δικαιου επ αυτον εσται και ανομια ανομου επ αυτον εσται
[21] και ο ανομος εαν αποστρεψη εκ πασων των ανομιων αυτου ων εποιησεν και φυλαξηται πασας τας εντολας μου και ποιηση δικαιοσυνην και ελεος ζωη ζησεται ου μη αποθανη
[22] παντα τα παραπτωματα αυτου οσα εποιησεν ου μνησθησεται εν τη δικαιοσυνη αυτου η εποιησεν ζησεται
[23] μη θελησει θελησω τον θανατον του ανομου λεγει κυριος ως το αποστρεψαι αυτον εκ της οδου της πονηρας και ζην αυτον
[24] εν δε τω αποστρεψαι δικαιον εκ της δικαιοσυνης αυτου και ποιηση αδικιαν κατα πασας τας ανομιας ας εποιησεν ο ανομος πασαι αι δικαιοσυναι αυτου ας εποιησεν ου μη μνησθωσιν εν τω παραπτωματι αυτου ω παρεπεσεν και εν ταις αμαρτιαις αυτου αις ημαρτεν εν αυταις αποθανειται
[25] και ειπατε ου κατευθυνει η οδος κυριου ακουσατε δη πας οικος ισραηλ μη η οδος μου ου κατευθυνει ουχι η οδος υμων ου κατευθυνει
[26] εν τω αποστρεψαι τον δικαιον εκ της δικαιοσυνης αυτου και ποιηση παραπτωμα και αποθανη εν τω παραπτωματι ω εποιησεν εν αυτω αποθανειται
[27] και εν τω αποστρεψαι ανομον απο της ανομιας αυτου ης εποιησεν και ποιηση κριμα και δικαιοσυνην ουτος την ψυχην αυτου εφυλαξεν
[28] και απεστρεψεν εκ πασων των ασεβειων αυτου ων εποιησεν ζωη ζησεται ου μη αποθανη
[29] και λεγουσιν ο οικος του ισραηλ ου κατορθοι η οδος κυριου μη η οδος μου ου κατορθοι οικος ισραηλ ουχι η οδος υμων ου κατορθοι
[30] εκαστον κατα την οδον αυτου κρινω υμας οικος ισραηλ λεγει κυριος επιστραφητε και αποστρεψατε εκ πασων των ασεβειων υμων και ουκ εσονται υμιν εις κολασιν αδικιας
[31] απορριψατε απο εαυτων πασας τας ασεβειας υμων ας ησεβησατε εις εμε και ποιησατε εαυτοις καρδιαν καινην και πνευμα καινον και ινα τι αποθνησκετε οικος ισραηλ
[32] διοτι ου θελω τον θανατον του αποθνησκοντος λεγει κυριος