Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 18:1-9

1Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 to meH413, sayingH559, 2“WhatH4100 do you peopleH859 mean by quoting thisH2088 proverbH4911 aboutH5921 the landH127 of IsraelH3478 H559:

‘The fathersH1 have eatenH398 sour grapesH1155,and the teethH8127 of the childrenH1121 are set on edgeH6949’?

3As surely asH589 I liveH2416, declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, you will noH518 H1961 longerH5750 quoteH4911 thisH2088 proverbH4912 in IsraelH3478. 4BeholdH2005, everyH3605 soulH5315 belongs to Me ; both fatherH1 and sonH1121 areH2007 Mine. The soulH5315 who sinsH2398 is the one whoH1931 will dieH4191.

5Now supposeH3588 a manH376 isH1961 righteousH6662 and doesH6213 what is justH4941 and rightH6666:

6He does notH3808 eatH398 atH413 the mountainH2022or lookH5375 H5869 toH413 the idolsH1544 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 .He does notH3808 defileH2930 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802orH3808 approachH7126 a womanH802 during her periodH5079.7He does notH3808 oppressH3238 anotherH376,but restoresH7725 the pledgeH2258 to the debtorH2326.He does notH3808 commitH1497 robberyH1500,but givesH5414 his breadH3899 to the hungryH7457and coversH3680 the nakedH5903 with clothingH899.8He does notH3808 engageH5414 in usuryH5392or takeH3947 excess interestH8636,but he withholds his handH3027 from iniquityH5766 H7725and executesH6213 trueH571 justiceH4941 betweenH996 menH376.9He followsH1980 My statutesH2708and faithfullyH571 keepsH8104 H6213 My ordinancesH4941.That man isH1931 righteousH6662;surely he will liveH2421,declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18