Ezekiel 18:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.”
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“As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 18:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 18:19Yet 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.
- Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, 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.
- Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
- Ezekiel 36:31Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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