"Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it sh…" — Ezekiel 18:4

Ezekiel 18:4 · KJV

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”

— Ezekiel 18:4

Verse 3

{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have {occasion} any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Verse 5

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, {that...: Heb. judgment and justice}

Ezekiel 18 — Context

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have {occasion} any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, {that...: Heb. judgment and justice}

{And} hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,

Cross References

Ezekiel 18:20

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin {is} death; but the gift of God {is} eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Numbers 16:22

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

Hebrews 12:9

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected {us}, and we gave {them} reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

Galatians 3:10-13

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Zechariah 12:1

The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Numbers 27:16

Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

Galatians 3:22

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.