1 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,
2 "You people have a proverb about the land of Israel. What do you mean by it? It says, " 'The parents eat sour grapes. But the children have a bitter taste in their mouths.'
3 "You will not use that proverb in Israel anymore," announces the Lord and King. "And that is just as sure as I am alive.
4 Everyone belongs to me. Father and son alike belong to me. People will die because of their own sins.
5 "Suppose a godly man does what is fair and right.