“What do you[a] mean (A)by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, (B)‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? (C)As I live, declares the Lord God, (D)this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:2 The Hebrew for you is plural

“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
    and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?(A)

“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(B) in Israel.

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Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
    (A)and we bear their iniquities.

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Our ancestors(A) sinned and are no more,
    and we bear their punishment.(B)

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