Ezekiel 18:3

Ezekiel 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

Context of Ezekiel 18:3

1The word of Adonai came to me saying: 2“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?’ As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“you will never again use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, 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. 5“Suppose a man is just and does what is lawful and right:

Ezekiel 18:3 word by word

חַי־אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם ע֗וֹד מְשֹׁ֛ל הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• any more to useמָשַׁלmâshal · to use a proverbH4911
• this proverbמָשָׁלmâshâl · proverbH4912
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:3

• Ezekiel 18:19Yet you say, ‘Why does the son not bear the iniquity of the father with him?’ When the son has done what is lawful and right, has kept all My statutes and has done them, he will surely live.
• Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As I live’—it is a declaration of Adonai—‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Return, return from your evil ways. Why will you die, O house of Israel?’
• Ezekiel 36:31When you remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, you will be disgusted with yourselves because of your iniquities and your abominations.
• Romans 3:19Now 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.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel - I will now, by this present declaration, settle this question for ever. And hence God has sworn to what follows. After this, who will dare to doubt the judgment pronounced?Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The Lord's response to the proverb of Ezekiel 18:1–2 was to clearly state that it did not apply to this situation. Instead, the Lord always punishes only the guilty (Deuteronomy 24:16). God is always fair and just.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb--because I will let it be seen by the whole world in the very fact that you are not righteous, as ye fancy yourselves, but wicked, and that you suffer only the just penalty of your guilt; while the elect righteous remnant alone escapes.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:3

• Children
• Proverbs
• Punishment
• Responsibility
• Wicked (People)

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• God
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• Cruelly
• Live
• Accountability
• Ezekiel
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• Resurrection
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings