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1 The LORD's word came to me:
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1 The word of the LORD came to me:
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2 What do you mean by this proverb of yours about the land of Israel: "When parents eat unripe grapes, the children's teeth suffer"?
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2 "What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: " 'The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?
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3 As surely as I live, says the LORD God, no longer will you use this proverb in Israel!
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3 "As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
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4 All lives are mine; the life of the parent and the life of the child belong to me. Only the one who sins will die.
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4 For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son--both alike belong to me. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
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5 People are declared innocent when they act justly and responsibly.
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5 "Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
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6 They don't eat on the hills or give their attention to the idols of the house of Israel. They don't defile the wives of their neighbors or approach menstruating women.
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6 He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife or lie with a woman during her period.
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