1 The Lord’s word came to me:
2 What do you mean by this proverb of yours about the land of Israel: "When parents eat unripe grapes, the children’s teeth suffer"?
3 As surely as I live, says the Lord God, no longer will you use this proverb in Israel!
4 All lives are mine; the life of the parent and the life of the child belong to me. Only the one who sins will die.