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The Soul Who Sins Will Die
18 Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 2 “(A)What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,
3 As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore. 4 Behold, (C)all [b]souls are Mine; the [c]soul of the father as well as the [d]soul of the son is Mine. The [e]soul who (D)sins will die.
5 “But if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness, 6 and does not (E)eat at the mountain shrines or (F)lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or (G)defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— 7 if a man does not mistreat anyone, but (H)returns to the debtor his pledge, (I)does not commit robbery, but (J)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, 8 if he does not lend money on (K)interest or take (L)increase, if he turns his hand from injustice and (M)does true justice between man and man, 9 if he walks in (N)My statutes and My judgments and is careful to do the truth—(O)he is righteous and will surely (P)live,” declares Lord Yahweh.
10 “Then he may [f]have a violent son who sheds blood and who does any of these things to a brother 11 (though he himself did not do any of these things), that is, he even eats at the mountain shrines and (Q)defiles his neighbor’s wife; 12 he mistreats the (R)afflicted and needy, (S)commits robbery, does not return a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and (T)does abominations; 13 he (U)lends money on interest and takes increase; will he live? He will not live! He has done all these abominations; he will surely be put to death; his (V)blood will be on himself.
14 “Now behold, he [g]has a son who has seen all his father’s sins which he has done. And he (W)saw this but does not do likewise. 15 He does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife 16 or mistreat anyone, or retain a pledge or commit robbery, but he (X)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing; 17 he turns his hand away from [h]the afflicted, does not take interest or increase, but does My judgments and walks in My statutes; (Y)he will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live. 18 As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.
19 “Yet you say, ‘(Z)Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ But the son has done (AA)justice and righteousness and has kept all My statutes and done them. He shall surely live. 20 The soul who (AB)sins will die. The (AC)son will not bear the iniquity of the father, nor will the father bear the iniquity of the son; the (AD)righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.
21 “But if the (AE)wicked man turns from all his sins which he has done and keeps all My statutes and does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 (AF)All his transgressions which he has done will not be remembered against him; because of his (AG)righteousness which he has done, he will live. 23 (AH)Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares Lord Yahweh, “is it not that he should (AI)turn from his ways and live?
24 “But when a righteous man (AJ)turns away from his righteousness, does injustice, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, will he live? (AK)All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his (AL)unfaithfulness which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die. 25 Yet you say, ‘(AM)The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is (AN)My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? 26 When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, does injustice, and dies because of it, for his injustice which he has done he will die. 27 Again, when a wicked man turns away (AO)from his wickedness which he has done and does justice and righteousness, he will preserve his life. 28 Again, he considered and turned away from all his transgressions which he had done; he shall surely live; he shall not die. 29 But the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Are My ways not right, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not right?
30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his way,” declares Lord Yahweh. “[i](AP)Turn back and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. 31 (AQ)Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions which you have committed and [j]make yourselves a (AR)new heart and a new spirit! Now why will you die, O house of Israel? 32 For I have (AS)no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Therefore, [k]turn back and live.”
A Lament for the Princes of Israel
19 “As for you, take up a (AT)lamentation for the (AU)princes of Israel 2 and say,
‘[l]What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions;
She reared her cubs.
3 So she brought up one of her cubs;
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
4 Then nations heard about him;
He was captured in their pit,
And they (AV)brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
5 Then she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
So she took [m]another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
6 And he (AW)walked about among the lions;
He became a young lion;
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
7 He [n]knew how to destroy their [o]fortified towers
And laid waste their cities;
And the land was in desolation, as well as its fullness
Because of the sound of his roaring.
8 Then (AX)nations put themselves against him
All around from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
9 (AY)They put him in a cage with hooks
And (AZ)brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.
10 Your mother was (BA)like a vine in your [p]vineyard,
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.
11 And it had [q](BB)strong thick branches fit for scepters of rulers,
And its (BC)height was exalted above the clouds
So that it was seen in its exaltedness with the mass of its foliage.
12 But it was (BD)uprooted in wrath;
It was (BE)cast down to the ground;
And the (BF)east wind dried up its fruit.
Its [r](BG)strong thick branch [s]was torn off
So that [t]it dried up;
The fire consumed it.
13 So now it is planted in the (BH)wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
14 And (BI)fire has gone out from its thick branch;
It has consumed its shoots and fruit,
So that there is not in it a [u]strong thick branch,
A scepter to rule.’”
This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.
The Old Covenant
9 Now even the first covenant had (A)requirements of divine worship and (B)the earthly sanctuary. 2 For there was (C)a tabernacle prepared: the first part, in which were (D)the lampstand and (E)the table and (F)the [a]sacred bread, which is called the holy place. 3 And behind (G)the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the (H)Holy of Holies, 4 having a golden [b](I)altar of incense and (J)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was (K)a golden jar holding the manna, and (L)Aaron’s rod which budded, and (M)the tablets of the covenant. 5 And above it were the (N)cherubim of glory (O)overshadowing the [c]mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
6 Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests (P)are continually entering the first part of the tabernacle performing the divine worship, 7 but into (Q)the second, only (R)the high priest enters (S)once a year, (T)not without taking blood, which he (U)offers for himself and for the [d](V)sins of the people committed in ignorance. 8 (W)The Holy Spirit is indicating this, (X)that the way into the holy places has not yet been manifested while that first part of the tabernacle is still standing, 9 which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly (Y)both gifts and sacrifices are offered which (Z)cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience, 10 since they relate only to (AA)food and (AB)drink and various (AC)washings, (AD)requirements for the [e]body imposed until (AE)a time of reformation.
32 They also (A)provoked Him to wrath at the waters of [a]Meribah,
So that it (B)went badly with Moses on their account;
33 Because they (C)were rebellious against [b]His Spirit,
He spoke rashly with his lips.
34 They (D)did not destroy the peoples,
As (E)Yahweh commanded them,
35 But (F)they mingled with the nations
And learned their works,
36 And (G)served their idols,
(H)Which became a snare to them.
37 They (I)sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the (J)demons,
38 And they shed (K)innocent blood,
The blood of their (L)sons and their daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was (M)polluted with the blood.
39 Thus they became (N)unclean in their works,
And (O)played the harlot in their actions.
40 So the (P)anger of Yahweh was kindled against His people
And He (Q)abhorred His [c](R)inheritance.
41 Then (S)He gave them into the hand of the [d]nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies (T)oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their hand.
43 Many times He would (U)deliver them;
But they were rebellious in their (V)counsel,
And so they (W)sank down in their iniquity.
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