2 Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?
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“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: “ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
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“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.
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For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
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