The Soul Who Sins Will Die 2 Brenton Son of man, what mean ye by this parable among the children of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten unripe grapes, and the children's teeth have been set on edge? BSB BSB: “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
3 Brenton As I live, saith the Lord, surely this parable shall no more be spoken in Israel.BSB BSB: As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 Brenton For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die. BSB BSB: Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
5 Brenton But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness, BSB BSB: Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
6 Brenton who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbour's wife, and shall not draw nigh to her that is removed, BSB BSB: He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
7 Brenton and shall not oppress any man, but shall return the pledge of the debtor, and shall be guilty of no plunder, shall give his bread to the hungry, and clothe the naked; BSB BSB: He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
8 Brenton and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbour, BSB BSB: He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
9 Brenton and has walked in my commandments and kept mine ordinances, to do them; he is righteous, he shall surely live, saith the Lord. BSB BSB: He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
10 Brenton And if he beget a mischievous son, shedding blood and committing sins, BSB BSB: Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
11 Brenton who has not walked in the way of his righteous father, but has even eaten upon the mountains, and has defiled his neighbour's wife, BSB BSB: though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife.
12 Brenton and has oppressed the poor and needy, and has committed robbery, and not restored a pledge, and has set his eyes upon idols, has wrought iniquities, BSB BSB: He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
13 Brenton has lent upon usury, and taken usurious increase; he shall by no means live: he has wrought all these iniquities; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. BSB BSB: He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
14 Brenton And if he beget a son, and the son see all his father's sins which he has wrought, and fear, and not do according to them, BSB BSB: Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
15 Brenton and if he has not eaten on the mountains, and has not set his eyes on the devices of the house of Israel, and has not defiled his neighbour's wife, BSB BSB: He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
16 Brenton and has not oppressed a man, and has not retained the pledge, nor committed robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has clothed the naked, BSB BSB: He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
17 Brenton and has turned back his hand from unrighteousness, has not received interest or usurious increase, has wrought righteousness, and walked in mine ordinances; he shall not die for the iniquities of his father, he shall surely live. BSB BSB: He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
18 Brenton But if his father grievously afflict, or plunder, he has wrought enmity in the midst of my people, and shall die in his iniquity. BSB BSB: As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
19 Brenton But ye will say, Why has not the son borne the iniquity of the father? Because the son has wrought judgment and mercy, has kept all my statutes, and done them, he shall surely live. BSB BSB: Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
21 Brenton And if the transgressor turn away from all his iniquities which he has committed, and keep all my commandments, and do justice and mercy, he shall surely live, and shall by no means die. BSB BSB: But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
22 Brenton None of his trespasses which he has committed shall be remembered: in his righteousness which he has done he shall live. BSB BSB: None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
23 Brenton Shall I at all desire the death of the sinner, saith the Lord, as I desire that he should turn from his evil way, and live? BSB BSB: Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
24 Brenton But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die. BSB BSB: But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
25 Brenton Yet ye have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight? BSB BSB: Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
26 Brenton When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass which he has committed, he shall even die in it. BSB BSB: If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
27 Brenton And when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul, BSB BSB: But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
28 Brenton and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die. BSB BSB: Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
29 Brenton Yet the house of Israel say, The way of the Lord is not right. Is not my way right, O house of Israel? is not your way wrong? BSB BSB: Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
30 Brenton I will judge you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity. BSB BSB: Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
31 Brenton Cast away from yourselves all your ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should ye die, O house of Israel? BSB BSB: Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 Brenton For I desire not the death of him that dies, saith the Lord. BSB BSB: For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!