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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Then
the word of the
LORD
came to
me, saying,
The word of Jehovah
came unto
me again
, saying,
“
What do
you
people
mean by
quoting
this proverb about
the land of Israel :
‘
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of
the
children
are set on edge ’
?
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?
As surely
as
I live, declares
the Lord GOD
, you
will
no
longer
quote
this proverb in Israel.
As I live, saith
the Lord Jehovah
, ye
shall
not
have
`occasion'
any
more
to
use
this proverb in Israel.
Behold, every
soul
belongs
to
Me;
both
father
and
son
are Mine .
The soul who
sins
is the one
who
will
die.
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.
Now
suppose
a man is
righteous
and does
what
is just
and right :
But
if
a man be
just,
and do
that
which
is lawful
and right ,
He
does
not eat
at
the mountain
or
look
to the idols of the house of Israel .
He
does
not
defile
his neighbor’s
wife or
approach
a woman during
her period.
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 neighbor's
wife ,
neither
hath
come
near
to
a woman in
her impurity,
He
does
not oppress
another
, but restores
the
pledge
to the debtor .
He
does
not
commit
robbery, but
gives
his bread to the hungry and covers
the naked with clothing.
and
hath
not wronged
any
, but hath
restored
to the debtor his
pledge,
hath
taken
nought
by
robbery, hath
given
his bread to the hungry ,
and hath
covered
the naked with a
garment;
He does
not engage
in
usury
or
take
excess
interest, but
he
withholds
his hand from iniquity and
executes
true justice between men.
he that
hath
not given
forth
upon
interest, neither
hath
taken
any
increase,
that
hath
withdrawn
his hand from iniquity ,
hath
executed
true justice between man
and
man,
He
follows
My statutes and faithfully
keeps
My
ordinances .
That
man
is
righteous
; surely
he will
live, declares
the Lord GOD
.
hath
walked
in
my statutes ,
and hath
kept
mine
ordinances ,
to
deal
truly
; he is
just,
he
shall
surely
live, saith
the Lord Jehovah
.
Now
suppose
that
man
has
a violent
son, who
sheds
blood or
does
any of these things,
If
he
beget
a son that
is
a
robber
, a
shedder
of
blood ,
and
that
doeth
any one
of these things,
though
the
father
has
done
none
of them:
Indeed
, the
son
eats
at
the mountain
and defiles
his neighbor’s
wife .
and
that
doeth
not
any
of those
`duties'
, but
even
hath
eaten
upon
the mountains,
and defiled
his neighbor's
wife ,
He
oppresses
the poor and needy ;
he
commits
robbery and
does
not restore
a
pledge .
He
lifts
his eyes to idols ;
he
commits
abominations.
hath
wronged
the poor and needy ,
hath
taken
by
robbery ,
hath
not restored
the
pledge ,
and
hath
lifted
up
his eyes to the
idols ,
hath
committed
abomination,
He
engages
in
usury
and
takes
excess
interest .
Will
this
son
live? He will
not !
Since
he has
committed
all these abominations ,
he will
surely die; his blood will
be on
his
own
head
.
hath
given
forth
upon
interest ,
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
.
Now suppose
this
son
has
a son who
sees
all the
sins
his father
has
committed
, considers
them
, and does
not do
likewise:
Now ,
lo,
if
he
beget
a son ,
that
seeth
all his father's
sins
, which
he
hath
done
, and feareth,
and
doeth
not such
like;
He
does
not eat
at
the mountain
or
look
to the idols of the house of Israel .
He
does
not defile
his neighbor’s
wife .
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 neighbor's
wife ,
He
does
not
oppress
another
, or
retain
a
pledge, or
commit
robbery .
He
gives
his bread to the hungry and covers
the naked with clothing.
neither
hath
wronged
any
, hath
not
taken
aught
to
pledge, neither
hath
taken
by
robbery ,
but
hath
given
his bread to the hungry ,
and hath
covered
the naked with a
garment;
He
withholds
his hand from harming
the poor and
takes
no
interest or
usury.
He
keeps
My
ordinances and
follows
My statutes .
Such
a
man
will
not die for his
father’s
iniquity .
He will
surely live.
that
hath
withdrawn
his hand from the poor ,
that
hath
not
received
interest nor
increase,
hath
executed
mine
ordinances ,
hath
walked
in
my statutes ;
he
shall
not die for the
iniquity of
his
father,
he shall
surely live.
As for his father, he
will
die
for
his
own
iniquity,
because he practiced
extortion
, robbed his brother, and did what
was
wrong
among his people.
As for his father, because he cruelly
oppressed
, robbed his brother, and did that
which
is
not
good
among his people ,
behold,
he
shall
die
in
his
iniquity
.
Yet you
may
ask
, ‘Why
shouldn’t
the son bear the iniquity of his
father? ’
Since
the son has
done what
is just
and right, carefully
observing
all My statutes, he will
surely live.
Yet say
ye
, Wherefore
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.
The soul who
sins
is
the
one
who
will
die .
A
son will
not bear the iniquity of his
father, and
a
father will
not
bear the iniquity of his
son .
The righteousness of the righteous man
will
fall
upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man
will
fall
upon him.
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.
But if the wicked man
turns
from all the
sins he has
committed, keeps
all My statutes, and does
what
is just
and right, he will
surely live ;
he will
not die.
But if the wicked 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.
None of the
transgressions he has
committed will
be held
against him .
Because
of
the
righteousness he has
practiced,
he will
live.
None of his
transgressions that
he hath
committed shall
be remembered
against him :
in
his
righteousness that
he hath
done
he shall
live.
Do
I take
any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares
the Lord GOD.
Wouldn’t
I
prefer
that he turn
from his ways
and live?
Have
I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith
the Lord Jehovah;
and
not
rather
that he should
return
from his way,
and live?
But if
a
righteous man
turns
from his righteousness and practices
iniquity, committing
the same
abominations as
the wicked, will
he live? None of the
righteous acts
he did
will
be remembered .
Because
of
the
unfaithfulness
and sin he has
committed
, he will
die.
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? None of his
righteous deeds
that
he hath
done
shall
be remembered :
in
his
trespass
that
he
hath
trespassed,
and in
his
sin that
he hath
sinned
, in
them
shall
he die.
Yet you
say, ‘
The way of the Lord is not just
. ’
Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it
My way that
is
unjust
? Is
it
not your ways that
are
unjust
?
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
?
If
a
righteous man turns
from his righteousness and practices
iniquity, he will
die
for
this.
He will
die because
of
the
iniquity
he
has
committed
.
When
the
righteous man turneth
away
from his righteousness ,
and committeth
iniquity, and
dieth
therein;
in
his
iniquity
that
he hath
done
shall
he die.
But
if
a
wicked man turns
from the
wickedness he has
committed and does
what
is just
and right, he will
save his life
.
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
.
Because he considered
and turned
from all the
transgressions he had
committed, he will
surely live ;
he will
not die.
Because he considereth,
and turneth
away
from all his
transgressions that
he hath
committed, he shall
surely live ,
he shall
not die.
Yet the house of Israel says
, ‘
The way of the Lord is not just
. ’
Are
My
ways
unjust,
O house of Israel? Is
it
not your ways that
are
unjust
?
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
?
Therefore, O house of Israel, I
will
judge
you,
each
according to his ways, declares
the Lord GOD
. Repent
and turn from all your transgressions ,
so that
your
iniquity will
not become
your downfall
.
Therefore I
will
judge
you
, O house of Israel, every
one
according to his ways, saith
the Lord Jehovah
. Return
ye,
and turn yourselves
from all your transgressions ;
so iniquity shall
not be
your ruin
.
Cast away from yourselves
all the
transgressions you
have
committed
, and fashion
for
yourselves
a new heart and a new spirit .
Why should
you
die, O house of Israel?
Cast away from you
all your
transgressions, wherein
ye
have
transgressed;
and make
you
a new heart and a new spirit :
for
why will
ye
die, O house of Israel?
For I take
no pleasure in anyone’s
death, declares
the Lord GOD.
So
repent
and live !
For I have
no pleasure in the
death of
him
that
dieth
, saith
the Lord Jehovah:
wherefore
turn
yourselves,
and live .
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