“Son of man, what is that proverb you people have in the land of Israel saying, ‘The days are prolonged and every vision fails?’
Ezekiel 18:3 - Tree of Life Version As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“you will never again use this proverb in Israel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As I live, says the Lord God, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. American Standard Version (1901) As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Common English Bible As surely as I live, says the LORD God, no longer will you use this proverb in Israel! Catholic Public Domain Version As I live, says the Lord God, this parable shall no longer be a proverb for you in Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. |
“Son of man, what is that proverb you people have in the land of Israel saying, ‘The days are prolonged and every vision fails?’
Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will say this proverb against you, saying, ‘As the mother, so her daughter.’
“What do you mean by using this proverb in the land of Israel saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, so the children’s teeth are set on edge?’
“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Return, and turn away from all your transgressions, so they would not be a stumbling block of iniquity for you.
Behold, every living soul is Mine—the soul of father as well as the soul of son—both are Mine. Behold, the soul who sins is the one who will die.
Now we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those within the Torah, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become accountable to God.