Ezekiel 18:4

4 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.

Ezekiel 18:4 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.
NLT
4 For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.
MSG
4 Every soul - man, woman, child - belongs to me, parent and child alike. You die for your own sin, not another's.
CSB
4 Look, every life belongs to Me. The life of the father is like the life of the son-both belong to Me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Ezekiel 18:4 In-Context

2 “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 “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 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.
5 “Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
6 He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 2 Kings 14:6; S Proverbs 13:21
  • 2. ver 20; S Genesis 18:23; S Exodus 17:14; S Job 21:20; Isaiah 42:5; Ezekiel 33:8; S Romans 6:23
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