Ezekiel 18:3

New Century Version

“As surely as I live, says the Lord God, this is true: You will not use this saying in Israel anymore.

Cross References

Ezekiel 12:22

“Human, what is this saying you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?

Ezekiel 16:44

“ ‘Everyone who uses wise sayings will say this about you: “The daughter is like her mother.”

Ezekiel 18:2

“What do you mean by using this saying about the land of Israel: ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and that caused the children to grind their teeth from the sour taste’?

Ezekiel 18:30

“So I will judge you, people of Israel; I will judge each of you by what you do, says the Lord God. Change your hearts and stop all your sinning so sin will not bring your ruin.

Ezekiel 18:4

Every living thing belongs to me. The life of the parent is mine, and the life of the child is mine. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Romans 3:19

We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment,