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God’s Just Treatment of Individuals, Both Righteous and Wicked

18 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] What do you mean by[c] quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,[d] ‘The fathers, they ate unripe fruit, and the teeth of the child became blunt.’[e] As I live,[f] declares[g] the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be appropriate for you[h] to quote this proverb in Israel!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:1 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 18:1 Literally “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 18:2 Literally “What is to you”
  4. Ezekiel 18:2 Literally “to say”
  5. Ezekiel 18:2 Or “dull,” set on edge”
  6. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “life I”
  7. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “declaration of”
  8. Ezekiel 18:3 Literally “to you”