Ezekiel 18:3
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
In context
1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
5 Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Ezekiel 18:3 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
- KJV King James Version
- As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- WEB World English Bible
- “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
- ASV American Standard Version
- As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.
- DBY Darby Translation
- [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- WBS Webster Bible
- As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.