Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “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 American Standard Bible Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. NASB 1995 “Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. NASB 1977 “Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. Amplified Bible Behold (pay close attention), all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. Christian Standard Bible Look, every life belongs to me. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, every life belongs to Me. 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.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because all souls are mine. The soul of the father and the soul of the son, they are mine! The soul that sins, that shall die! Brenton Septuagint Translation For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die. Contemporary English Version The lives of all people belong to me--parents as well as children. However, only those who sin will be put to death. Douay-Rheims Bible Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die. Good News Translation The life of every person belongs to me, the life of the parent as well as that of the child. The person who sins is the one who will die. International Standard Version Look! Every living soul belongs to me—the father's as well as the son's. So pay attention! The person who keeps on sinning is going to die." JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version Behold, all the souls are Mine, | As the soul of the father, | So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, | The soul that is sinning—it dies. Majority Standard Bible Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. New American Bible For all life is mine: the life of the parent is like the life of the child, both are mine. Only the one who sins shall die! NET Bible Indeed! All lives are mine--the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die. New Revised Standard Version Know that all lives are mine; the life of the parent as well as the life of the child is mine: it is only the person who sins that shall die. New Heart English Bible Look, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die. Young's Literal Translation Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son -- they are Mine, The soul that is sinning -- it doth die. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Proverb about Israel…3As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die. 5Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:… Cross References Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Numbers 16:22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?" Numbers 27:16 "May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 2 Kings 14:6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: "Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin." Job 21:20 Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty. Isaiah 42:5 This is what God the LORD says--He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made. Treasury of Scripture Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die. all souls 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? Numbers 27:16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 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. the soul that 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. Galatians 3:10-13,22 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… Jump to Previous Alike Belong Belongs Death Die Fate Sinneth Sinning Sins Soul SoulsJump to Next Alike Belong Belongs Death Die Fate Sinneth Sinning Sins Soul SoulsEzekiel 18 1. God defends his justice31. and exhorts to repentance (4) All souls are mine.--This is the basis of the subsequent teaching. Since all alike belong to God and are absolutely in His power. He has no occasion to punish one lest another should escape; and again, since all are His, He loves and would save them all, and inflicts punishment only when it is deserved and His grace is rejected. Four cases are now discussed separately: (1) That of the righteous man who honestly seeks to follow the ways of the Lord (Ezekiel 18:5-9); (2) that of his wicked son (Ezekiel 18:10-13); (3) that of the righteous son of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:14-20); (4) that of a change of character in the individual, whether from sin to righteousness or the reverse (Ezekiel 18:21-29). The word "soul" throughout the chapter does not mean exclusively the immortal part of our nature, but, as so often in Scripture, is equivalent to man, or person, or self; and the word "die" is used, as often elsewhere, in the broad sense of suffer punishment.Verse 4. - Behold, all souls are mine, etc. The words imply, not only creation, ownership, absolute authority, on the part of God, but, as even Calvin could recognize (in loc.), "a paternal affection towards the whole human race which he created and formed." Ezekiel anticipates here, and yet more fully in ver. 32. the teaching of St. Paul, that "God willeth that all men should be saved" (1 Timothy 2:4). The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The sentence, though taken from the Law, which ordered capital punishment for the offences named, cannot be limited to that punishment. "Death" and "life" are both used in their highest and widest meaning - "life" as including all that makes it worth living, "death" for the loss of that only true life which is found in knowing God (John 17:3). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Behold,הֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every soul הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ (han·nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion belongs to Me; לִ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew both father הָאָ֛ב (hā·’āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father [and] וּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (ū·ḵə·ne·p̄eš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion son הַבֵּ֖ן (hab·bên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son are הֵ֑נָּה (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves Mine. לִי־ (lî-) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew The soul הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion who sins הַחֹטֵ֖את (ha·ḥō·ṭêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn is the one who הִ֥יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will die. תָמֽוּת׃ (ṯā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Ezekiel 18:4 NIVEzekiel 18:4 NLT Ezekiel 18:4 ESV Ezekiel 18:4 NASB Ezekiel 18:4 KJV Ezekiel 18:4 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 18:4 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 18:4 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 18:4 French Bible Ezekiel 18:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:4 Behold all souls are mine (Ezek. 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