1 The word of Adonai came to me saying:
2 “What do you mean by using this proverb in the land of Israel saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, so the children’s teeth are set on edge?’
3 As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“you will never again use this proverb in Israel.
4 Behold, every living soul is Mine—the soul of father as well as the soul of son—both are Mine. Behold, the soul who sins is the one who will die.