The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. For every living soul belongs to Me, the father as well as the son—both alike belong to Me. The soul who sins is the one who will die.… He [who] follows My decrees and faithfully keeps My laws…is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.” (Ezekiel 18:1–4, 9)
