Ezekiel 18:1-9

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 2“1WhatH4100 do you mean by usingH4911 thisH2088 proverbH4912 concerningH5921 the landH127 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, ‘2The fathersH1 eatH398 the sourH1155 grapesH1155, But the children’sH1121 teethH8127 3are setH6949 on edgeH6949’? 3As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 4GodH3068, “you are surelyH518 not going to useH4911 thisH2088 proverbH4912 in IsraelH3478 anymoreH5750. 4BeholdH2005, 5allH3605 6soulsH5315 are Mine; the 7soulH5315 of the fatherH1 as well as the 8soulH5315 of the sonH1121 is Mine. The 9soulH5315 who 10sinsH2398 will dieH4191.

5“But ifH3588 a manH376 is righteousH6662 and practicesH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, 6and does not 11eatH398 at the mountainH2022 shrines or 12liftH5375 up his eyesH5869 to the idolsH1544 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, or 13defileH2930 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802 or approachH7126 a womanH802 during her menstrualH5079 periodH5079-- 7if a manH376 does not oppressH3238 anyone, but 14restoresH7725 to the debtorH2326 his pledgeH2260, 15does not commitH1497 robberyH1500, but 16givesH5414 his breadH3899 to the hungryH7457 and coversH3680 the nakedH5903 with clothingH899, 8if he does not lendH5414 money on 17interestH5392 or takeH3947 18increaseH8636, if he keepsH7725 his handH3027 from iniquityH5766 and 19executesH6213 trueH571 justiceH4941 betweenH996 manH376 and manH376, 9if he walksH1980 in 20My statutesH2708 and My ordinancesH4941 so as to dealH6213 faithfullyH571--21he is righteousH6662 and will surelyH2421 22liveH2421,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.