Ezekiel’s answer—better, God’s answer spoken through Ezekiel—is: As I live, says the LORD God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. Know that all lives are mine; the life of the parent as well as the life of the child is mine; it is only the person who sins that shall die (18:3–4). It’s as if God is saying, “Yes, I see your point.”
