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    Ezekiel 18

    1 This message came to me from the LORD:ISV — Ezekiel 18:1

    2 “Why do you cite this proverb when you talk about Israel’s land: ‘The fathers eat sour grapes but it’s their children’s teeth that have become numb.’ISV — Ezekiel 18:2

    3 As long as I live,” declares the LORD, “you won’t use this proverb about Israel anymore.ISV — Ezekiel 18:3

    4 Look! Every living soul belongs to me—the father’s as well as the son’s. a18:4 Lit. As the soul of the father, so the soul of the son belongs to me. So pay attention! The person who keeps on sinning is going to die.”ISV — Ezekiel 18:4

    5 “If a person is righteous, and practices what’s lawful and right,ISV — Ezekiel 18:5

    6 if he doesn’t eat at mountain shrines, and doesn’t look to the idols that have been erected in Israel’s house, if he doesn’t defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her time of menstrual separation,ISV — Ezekiel 18:6

    7 if he doesn’t oppress anyone, but instead returns the debtor’s security for his debt, if he doesn’t rob anyone, but instead shares his food with the hungry and gives clothes to those who are naked,ISV — Ezekiel 18:7

    8 if he doesn’t lend with usury or exact interest, but instead refuses to participate in b18:8 Lit. instead withdraws his hand from what is unjust, if he administers true justice between people, c18:8 Lit. between man and manISV — Ezekiel 18:8

    9 if he lives his life d18:9 Lit. he walks consistent with my statutes and keeps my ordinances by practicing what’s true, then he’s righteous and will certainly live,” declares the Lord GOD.ISV — Ezekiel 18:9

    10 “Now suppose that person produces a son who’s violent, a murderer, and practices any of these things,ISV — Ezekiel 18:10

    11 even though the father e18:11 Lit. though he hasn’t done any of these things. The son who eats at mountain shrines, defiles his neighbor’s wife,ISV — Ezekiel 18:11

    12 oppresses the afflicted and the poor, robs others, doesn’t return security for a debt, looks to idols, does detestable things,ISV — Ezekiel 18:12

    13 loans with usury, and exacts interest; will he live? He certainly will not! He has done all these detestable practices. He will certainly die, and his guilt will be his own fault.” f18:13 Lit. his blood will be on himISV — Ezekiel 18:13

    14 “Now suppose that he produced a son who practiced all of his father’s sins, but then that son g18:14 The Heb. lacks that son began to fear me and stopped doing all of these things.ISV — Ezekiel 18:14

    15 That is, suppose he doesn’t eat at the mountain shrines, doesn’t look to the idols of Israel’s house, doesn’t defile his neighbor’s wife,ISV — Ezekiel 18:15

    16 doesn’t oppress anyone, doesn’t take possession of a debtor’s pledge, or doesn’t steal, but instead shares his food with the hungry, gives clothes to those who are naked,ISV — Ezekiel 18:16

    17 doesn’t refuse to help the afflicted, or refuses to loan with usury or exact interest, but instead follows my ordinances and lives his life consistent with my statutes. He won’t die because of his father’s sin, will he? No! He’ll certainly live.ISV — Ezekiel 18:17

    18 As for his father, watch out! If he wrongfully oppressed or robbed his brother and did what wasn’t good among his people, he’ll die because of h18:18 Lit. die in his own sin.”ISV — Ezekiel 18:18

    19 “Yet you keep asking, ‘Why wouldn’t the son bear the punishment of his father’s sin?’ Because the son has done what was lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes and obeyed them, he’s certainly going to live.ISV — Ezekiel 18:19

    20 The soul who sins dies. The son won’t bear the punishment of his father’s sin and the father won’t bear the punishment of his son’s sin. The righteous deeds of that righteous person will be attributed to him, while the wicked deeds of the wicked person will be charged against him.ISV — Ezekiel 18:20

    21 But if the wicked person turns from all his sins, which he did and keeps my statutes, then he’ll live. He won’t die.ISV — Ezekiel 18:21

    22 None of the transgressions that he had committed will be held i18:22 Lit. remembered against him. Because of the righteous deeds that he had done, he’ll live.ISV — Ezekiel 18:22

    23 “I don’t take delight in the death of the wicked, do I?” asks the Lord GOD. “Shouldn’t I rather delight j18:23 The Heb. lacks shouldn’t I rather delight when he turns from his wicked ways and lives?ISV — Ezekiel 18:23

    24 But when the righteous person abandons his righteous deeds and commits evil, detestable practices, as wicked people do, he won’t live, will he? None of the righteous acts that he had done will be remembered. He’ll die in his treacherous unfaithfulness and sins that he had committed.”ISV — Ezekiel 18:24

    25 “Yet you keep saying, ‘The LORD isn’t being consistent with his standards.’ Pay attention, you house of Israel: Is my behavior really inconsistent with my standards? Isn’t it your behavior that isn’t just?ISV — Ezekiel 18:25

    26 “When a righteous person turns from his righteous deeds and does evil, he’ll die because of that evil. He’ll die because of his unrighteous acts that he committed.ISV — Ezekiel 18:26

    27 When a wicked person quits k18:27 Or abandons his wicked behavior l18:27 Lit. ways that he had committed and does what’s just and right, he’ll be enabled to live. m18:27 Lit. he makes his soul come aliveISV — Ezekiel 18:27

    28 Because he reconsidered his transgression and turned away from everything that he had been doing, he’ll certainly live and not die.ISV — Ezekiel 18:28

    29 Yet Israel’s house keeps saying, ‘The LORD isn’t being consistent with his standards.’ Is it my behavior that’s inconsistent with my standards? n18:29 The Heb. has adjusted to the standard Is it not your behavior that’s inconsistent with my standards?” o18:29 The Heb. has adjusted to the standardISV — Ezekiel 18:29

    30 “Therefore, Israel, I’m going to judge you according to the behavior of each and every one of you,” declares the Lord GOD. “So repent and turn from all your sins so that sin won’t keep on being a stumbling block for you.ISV — Ezekiel 18:30

    31 Stop your transgressing—the deeds by which you’ve rebelled—and then make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, you house of Israel?ISV — Ezekiel 18:31

    32 I don’t take pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the LORD. “So repent, so you may live!”ISV — Ezekiel 18:32

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