Ezequiel 18:3

3 Tan cierto como que yo vivo, dice el Señor
Soberano, que dejarán de citar ese proverbio en Israel.

Ezequiel 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:3

[As] I live, saith the Lord God
This is a form of an oath; the Lord here swears by his life, by himself, because he could swear by no greater, ( Hebrews 6:13 ) ; and it expresses how displeased he was with the above proverb, and how much he resented it, as well as the certainty of what follows; which, it might be depended on, would be assuredly done, since the Lord not only said it, but swore unto it: ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel;
signifying that he would no longer defer the execution of his judgments, but immediately bring them upon them; so that or the future there would be no use of the proverb; no occasion to make mention of it in the next generation; and, moreover, that he would make it so manifest to themselves and others, by his dealings with them, that it should be seen, and known, and acknowledged by all, that it was for their own sins and transgressions that they were visited and corrected.

Ezequiel 18:3 In-Context

1 Justicia de un Dios justo
Luego recibí otro mensaje del Señor
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2 «¿Por qué citan ustedes ese proverbio acerca de la tierra de Israel, que dice: “Los padres comieron uvas agrias, pero la boca de sus hijos se frunce por el sabor”?

3 Tan cierto como que yo vivo, dice el Señor
Soberano, que dejarán de citar ese proverbio en Israel.

4 Pues todos los seres humanos son míos para juzgar, los padres y los hijos por igual. Esta es mi regla: la persona que peque es la que morirá.

5 »Supongamos que cierto hombre es recto y hace lo que es justo y correcto.