Ezekiel 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Ezekiel 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Ezekiel 18:4 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Ezekiel 18:4 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son--they are Mine, The soul that is sinning--it doth die.”

Ezekiel 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold, all the 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. ”

Ezekiel 18:4 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Beholde, all soules are mine, both the soule of the father, and also the soule of the sonne are mine: the soule that sinneth, it shall die.”

Ezekiel 18:4 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 18:4 in Context — Ezekiel 18

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,

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What Does Ezekiel 18:4 Mean?

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