Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 18:3

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“(Verse 3-4) As I live, says the Lord, there will not be for you any longer this parable as a proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine: the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine. The soul that sins, it shall die. (LXX: As I live, says the Lord Adonai, if it will continue to be said, this parabl…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

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3As I live, saith the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.

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1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2Son of man, what mean ye by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children’s teeth have been set on edge?

— Ezekiel 18:3 —

4For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.

5But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,

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