30"The upshot is this, Israel: I''ll judge each of you according to the way you live. So turn around! Turn your backs on your rebellious living so that sin won''t drag you down.g
31Clean house. No more rebellions, please. Get a new heart! Get a new spirit! Why would you choose to die, Israel?h
32I take no pleasure in anyone''s death. Decree of GOD, the Master. "Make a clean break! Live!"i
Ezekiel 18 is a powerful divine rebuttal to a popular proverb in Israel: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” Through a series of case studies—a righteous man, his violent son, and a repentant grandson—God dismantles the notion that guil
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