Ezekiel 18:3
“As I liue, saith the Lord God, yee shall not haue occasion any more to vse this prouerbe in Israel.”
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Ezekiel 18:3 Context
1And the word of þe Lord came vnto me againe, saying; 2What meane ye that yee vse this prouerbe concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers haue eaten sowre grapes, and the childrens teeth are set on edge? 3As I liue, saith the Lord God, yee shall not haue occasion any more to vse this prouerbe in Israel. 4Behold, all soules are mine, as the soule of the father, so also the soule of the sonne is mine: the soule that sinneth, it shall die. 5¶ But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:
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[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- King James Version
"As I live, declares the Lord GOD, "you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have `occasion' any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.
- Basic English Bible
[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Darby Bible
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Webster's Bible
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- World English Bible
I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.
- Youngs Literal Bible
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible