2 "What do you people mean by using this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,
‘The fathers eat sour grapes,
18:2 I.e., the children suffer for the fathers’ sins But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt’?
3 As I live," declares the Lord 18:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the chGod, "you certainly are not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore. 4 Behold, all 18:4 Or livessouls are Mine; the 18:4 Or lifesoul of the father as well as the 18:4 Or lifesoul of the son is Mine. The 18:4 Or personsoul who sins will die.
20 The person who sins will die. A son will not suffer the punishment for the father’s guilt, nor will a father suffer the punishment for the son’s guilt; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.