Ezekiel 18:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 “What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel:
3 As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.(C) 4 Look, every life belongs to me.(D) The life of the father is like the life of the son—both belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.(E)
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Ezekiel 18:19-20
Christian Standard Bible
19 But you may ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ (A) Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all my statutes, he will certainly live. 20 The person who sins is the one who will die.(B) A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity.(C) The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him,(D) and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.(E)
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