18:1 The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me again, saying 559 8800,

18:2 What mean ye, that ye use 4911 8802 this proverb 4912 concerning the land 127 of Israel 3478, saying 559 8800, The fathers 1 have eaten 398 8799 sour grapes 1155, and the children's 1121 teeth 8127 are set on edge 6949 8799?

18:3 [As] I live 2416, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use 4911 8800 this proverb 4912 in Israel 3478.

18:4 Behold, all souls 5315 are mine; as the soul 5315 of the father 1, so also the soul 5315 of the son 1121 is mine: the soul 5315 that sinneth 2398 8802, it shall die 4191 8799.

18:5 But if a man 376 be just 6662, and do 6213 8804 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666,(that…: Heb. judgment and justice)

18:6 [And] hath not eaten 398 8804 upon the mountains 2022, neither hath lifted up 5375 8804 his eyes 5869 to the idols 1544 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478, neither hath defiled 2930 8765 his neighbour's 7453 wife 802, neither hath come near 7126 8799 to a menstruous 5079 woman 802,

18:7 And hath not oppressed 3238 8686 any 376, [but] hath restored 7725 8686 to the debtor 2326 his pledge 2258, hath spoiled 1497 8799 none by violence 1500, hath given 5414 8799 his bread 3899 to the hungry 7457, and hath covered 3680 8762 the naked 5903 with a garment 899;

18:8 He [that] hath not given forth 5414 8799 upon usury 5392, neither hath taken 3947 8799 any increase 8636, [that] hath withdrawn 7725 8686 his hand 3027 from iniquity 5766, hath executed 6213 8799 true 571 judgment 4941 between man 376 and man 376,

18:9 Hath walked 1980 8762 in my statutes 2708, and hath kept 8104 8804 my judgments 4941, to deal 6213 8800 truly 571; he [is] just 6662, he shall surely 2421 8800 live 2421 8799, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069.

18:10 If he beget 3205 8689 a son 1121 [that is] a robber 6530, a shedder 8210 8802 of blood 1818, and [that] doeth 6213 8804 the like 251 to [any] one 259 of these [things],(robber: or, breaker up of an house)(that doeth…: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these)

18:11 And that doeth 6213 8804 not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten 398 8804 upon the mountains 2022, and defiled 2930 8765 his neighbour's 7453 wife 802,

18:12 Hath oppressed 3238 8689 the poor 6041 and needy 34, hath spoiled 1497 8804 by violence 1500, hath not restored 7725 8686 the pledge 2258, and hath lifted up 5375 8804 his eyes 5869 to the idols 1544, hath committed 6213 8804 abomination 8441,

18:13 Hath given forth 5414 8804 upon usury 5392, and hath taken 3947 8804 increase 8636: shall he then live 2425 8804? he shall not live 2421 8799: he hath done 6213 8804 all these abominations 8441; he shall surely 4191 8800 die 4191 8714; his blood 1818 shall be upon him.(blood: Heb. bloods)

18:14 Now, lo, [if] he beget 3205 8689 a son 1121, that seeth 7200 8799 all his father's 1 sins 2403 which he hath done 6213 8804, and considereth 7200 8799, and doeth 6213 8799 not such like 2004,

18:15 [That] hath not eaten 398 8804 upon the mountains 2022, neither hath lifted up 5375 8804 his eyes 5869 to the idols 1544 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478, hath not defiled 2930 8765 his neighbour's 7453 wife 802,

18:16 Neither hath oppressed 3238 8689 any 376, hath not withholden 2254 8804 the pledge 2258, neither hath spoiled 1497 8804 by violence 1500, [but] hath given 5414 8804 his bread 3899 to the hungry 7457, and hath covered 3680 8765 the naked 5903 with a garment 899,(hath not…: Heb. hath not pledged the pledge, or, taken to pledge)

18:17 [That] hath taken off 7725 8689 his hand 3027 from the poor 6041, [that] hath not received 3947 8804 usury 5392 nor increase 8636, hath executed 6213 8804 my judgments 4941, hath walked 1980 8804 in my statutes 2708; he shall not die 4191 8799 for the iniquity 5771 of his father 1, he shall surely 2421 8800 live 2421 8799.

18:18 [As for] his father 1, because he cruelly 6233 oppressed 6231 8804, spoiled 1497 8804 his brother 251 by violence 1499, and did 6213 8804 [that] which [is] not good 2896 among 8432 his people 5971, lo, even he shall die 4191 8801 in his iniquity 5771.

18:19 Yet say 559 8804 ye, Why? doth not the son 1121 bear 5375 8804 the iniquity 5771 of the father 1? When the son 1121 hath done 6213 8804 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666, [and] hath kept 8104 8804 all my statutes 2708, and hath done 6213 8799 them, he shall surely 2421 8800 live 2421 8799.

18:20 The soul 5315 that sinneth 2398 8802, it shall die 4191 8799. The son 1121 shall not bear 5375 8799 the iniquity 5771 of the father 1, neither shall the father 1 bear 5375 8799 the iniquity 5771 of the son 1121: the righteousness 6666 of the righteous 6662 shall be upon him, and the wickedness 7564 of the wicked 7563 shall be upon him.

18:21 But if the wicked 7563 will turn 7725 8799 from all his sins 2403 that he hath committed 6213 8804, and keep 8104 8804 all my statutes 2708, and do 6213 8804 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666, he shall surely 2421 8800 live 2421 8799, he shall not die 4191 8799.

18:22 All his transgressions 6588 that he hath committed 6213 8804, they shall not be mentioned 2142 8735 unto him: in his righteousness 6666 that he hath done 6213 8804 he shall live 2421 8799.

18:23 Have I any pleasure 2654 8799 at all 2654 8800 that the wicked 7563 should die 4194? saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069: [and] not that he should return 7725 8800 from his ways 1870, and live 2421 8804?

18:24 But when the righteous 6662 turneth away 7725 8800 from his righteousness 6666, and committeth 6213 8804 iniquity 5766, [and] doeth 6213 8799 according to all the abominations 8441 that the wicked 7563 [man] doeth 6213 8804, shall he live 2425 8804? All his righteousness 6666 that he hath done 6213 8804 shall not be mentioned 2142 8735: in his trespass 4603 8804 that he hath trespassed 4604, and in his sin 2403 that he hath sinned 2398 8804, in them shall he die 4191 8799.

18:25 Yet ye say 559 8804, The way 1870 of the Lord 136 is not equal 8505 8735. Hear 8085 8798 now, O house 1004 of Israel 3478; Is not my way 1870 equal 8505 8735? are not your ways 1870 unequal 8505 8735?

18:26 When a righteous 6662 [man] turneth away 7725 8800 from his righteousness 6666, and committeth 6213 8804 iniquity 5766, and dieth 4191 8804 in them; for his iniquity 5766 that he hath done 6213 8804 shall he die 4191 8799.

18:27 Again, when the wicked 7563 [man] turneth away 7725 8800 from his wickedness 7564 that he hath committed 6213 8804, and doeth 6213 8799 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666, he shall save 2421 0 his soul 5315 alive 2421 8762.

18:28 Because he considereth 7200 8799, and turneth away 7725 8799 from all his transgressions 6588 that he hath committed 6213 8804, he shall surely 2421 8800 live 2421 8799, he shall not die 4191 8799.

18:29 Yet saith 559 8804 the house 1004 of Israel 3478, The way 1870 of the Lord 136 is not equal 8505 8735. O house 1004 of Israel 3478, are not my ways 1870 equal 8505 8735? are not your ways 1870 unequal 8505 8735?

18:30 Therefore I will judge 8199 8799 you, O house 1004 of Israel 3478, every one 376 according to his ways 1870, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069. Repent 7725 8798, and turn 7725 8685 [yourselves] from all your transgressions 6588; so iniquity 5771 shall not be your ruin 4383.(yourselves: or, others)

18:31 Cast away 7993 8685 from you all your transgressions 6588, whereby ye have transgressed 6586 8804; and make 6213 8798 you a new 2319 heart 3820 and a new 2319 spirit 7307: for why will ye die 4191 8799, O house 1004 of Israel 3478?

18:32 For I have no pleasure 2654 8799 in the death 4194 of him that dieth 4191 8801, saith 5002 8803 the Lord 136 GOD 3069: wherefore turn 7725 8685 [yourselves], and live 2421 8798 ye.(yourselves: or, others)

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