Ezekiel 18:4
4 For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child-both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
Other Translations of Ezekiel 18:4
King James Version
4 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.
English Standard Version
4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.
The Message
4 Every soul - man, woman, child - belongs to me, parent and child alike. You die for your own sin, not another's.
New King James Version
4 "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.
New Living Translation
4 For all people are mine to judge-both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 18:4