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1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning?
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1 The word of the LORD came to me:
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2 That you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.
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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 I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a 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 Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall 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 And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
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5 "Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
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6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel: and hath not defiled his neighbour’s wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman:
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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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