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Ezekiel 18:2

American Standard Version

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

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Ezekiel 18:2 in other translations

“What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,
‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

Ezekiel 18:2 · World English Bible

Ezekiel 18:2 in context

  1. 1The word of Jehovah came unto me again, saying,
  2. 2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
  3. 3As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
  4. 4Behold, 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.