Ezekiel 18:3
World English Bible (WEB)
“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
In context
1 The LORD’s word came to me again, saying,
2 “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’?
3 “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more 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 who sins, he shall die.
5 “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Ezekiel 18:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more 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.
- 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.