Ezekiel 18:3
King James Version (KJV)
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
In context
1 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
2 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?
3 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
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.
5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Ezekiel 18:3 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb 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.