Ezekiel 18:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”

Ezekiel 18:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 18:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 18:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.”

Ezekiel 18:3 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 18:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. ”

Ezekiel 18:3 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 18:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.”

Ezekiel 18:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 18:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel. ”

Ezekiel 18:3 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 18:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As I liue, sayth the Lord God, ye shall vse this prouerbe no more in Israel.”

Ezekiel 18:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 18:3 in Context — Ezekiel 18

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,

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What Does Ezekiel 18:3 Mean?

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