Ezekiel 18:4

Legacy Standard Bible

Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Look, every life belongs to me. The life of the father is like the life of the son—both belong to me. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Hebrew Names Version
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

King James Version
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

English Standard Version
Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

New Century Version
Every living thing belongs to me. The life of the parent is mine, and the life of the child is mine. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Amplified Bible
"Behold (pay close attention), all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

World English Bible
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, all soules are mine, both the soule of the father, and also the soule of the sonne are mine: the soule that sinneth, it shall die.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

Berean Standard Bible
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

Contemporary English Version
The lives of all people belong to me—parents as well as children. Only those who sin will be put to death.

Complete Jewish Bible
Look, all lives belong to me — both the parent's life and the child's life are equally mine — so it is the person who sins, himself, who must die.

Darby Translation
Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Easy-to-Read Version
I will treat everyone, child and parent, just the same. The one who sins is the one who will die!

George Lamsa Translation
Because all souls are mine; the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine; the soul that sins, it shall die.

Good News Translation
The life of every person belongs to me, the life of the parent as well as that of the child. The person who sins is the one who will die.

Lexham English Bible
Look! All lives are mine. The lives of father and son alike are mine. The person sinning will die.

Literal Translation
Behold, they are all My souls. As the soul of the father, also the soul of the son, they are Mine. The soul that sins, it shall die.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, all soules are myne. Like as the father is myne, so is ye sonne myne also. The soule that synneth, shal dye.

American Standard Version
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Bible in Basic English
See, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so the soul of the son is mine: death will be the fate of the sinner's soul.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine; the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

King James Version (1611)
Behold, all soules are mine, as the soule of the father, so also the soule of the sonne is mine: the soule that sinneth, it shall die.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, all soules are mine, lyke as the soule of the father is mine, so is the soule of the sonne myne also: the soule that sinneth shall dye it selfe.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.

English Revised Version
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! alle soulis ben myne; as the soule of the fadir, so and the soule of the sone is myn. Thilke soule that doith synne, schal die.

Update Bible Version
Look, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.

Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

New English Translation
Indeed! All lives are mine—the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.

New King James Version
"Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die.

New Living Translation
For all people are mine to judge—both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.

New Life Bible
For all souls belong to Me. Both the soul of the father and the soul of the son are Mine. The soul who sins will die.

New Revised Standard
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.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! as for all persons, mine they are, As the person of the father, so also the person of the son, mine they are, - The person that sinneth, the same shall die.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins shall die.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son -- they are Mine, The soul that is sinning -- it doth die.

Contextual Overview

¹Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ²"What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,‘The fathers eat the sour grapes,But the children's teeth are set on edge'? ³As I live," declares Lord Yahweh, "you are surely not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore. ⁴Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. ⁵"But if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness, ⁶and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— ⁷if a man does not mistreat anyone, but returns to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, ⁸if he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he turns his hand from injustice and does true justice between man and man, ⁹if he walks in My statutes and My judgments and is careful to do the truth—he is righteous and will surely live," declares Lord Yahweh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all souls: Numbers 16:22, Numbers 27:16, Zechariah 12:1, Hebrews 12:9

the soul that: Ezekiel 18:20, Romans 6:23, Galatians 3:10-13, Galatians 3:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:17 - surely Genesis 5:5 - and he died Genesis 12:13 - and Exodus 32:33 - sinned Leviticus 5:1 - a soul Numbers 5:31 - bear Numbers 27:3 - died in his 2 Kings 1:4 - but shalt 2 Kings 14:6 - The fathers 2 Chronicles 25:4 - as it is written Job 19:4 - mine Jeremiah 31:30 - General Ezekiel 3:18 - I say Ezekiel 18:18 - even Ezekiel 33:8 - O wicked Ezekiel 33:13 - he shall die Romans 2:9 - soul Romans 5:12 - and death Romans 6:13 - unrighteousness Galatians 6:5 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 18:5
and let me bring a piece of bread, that you may refresh your hearts; after that you may pass on, since in such a manner you have passed by your servant." And they said, "So you shall do, as you have said."

Genesis 18:15
Then Sarah denied it however, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh."

Genesis 19:2
And he said, "Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way." They said however, "No, but we shall spend the night in the square."

Genesis 24:32
So the man came into the house. Then Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

Genesis 43:24
Then the man brought the men into Joseph's house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.

1 Samuel 25:41
And she arose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, "Behold, your maidservant is a servant-woman to wash the feet of my lord's servants."

Luke 7:44
And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

1 Timothy 5:10
having a reputation for good works; if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has assisted those in affliction, if she has devoted herself to every good work.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, all souls are mine,.... By creation; they being the immediate produce of his power; hence he is called "the Father of spirits", Hebrews 12:9, or the souls of men; these he has an apparent right unto; a property in; a dominion over; they are accountable to him, and will be judged impartially by him:

as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine; and therefore must be thought to have as great a respect and affection for the one as for the other; for the soul of a son as for the soul of a father; and not deal partially in favour of the one, and cruelly and unrighteously with the other:

the soul that sinneth, it shall die; the soul that continues in sin, without repentance towards God, and faith in Christ, shall die the second death; shall be separated from the presence of God, and endure his wrath to all eternity: or the meaning is, that a person that is guilty of gross sins, and continues in them, shall personally suffer; he shall endure one calamity or another, as the famine, sword, pestilence, or be carried into captivity, which is the death all along spoken of in this chapter; the Lord will exercise no patience towards him, or defer punishment to a future generation, his offspring; but shall immediately execute it upon himself.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All souls are mine - Man is not simply to ascribe his existence to earthly parents, but to acknowledge as his Father Him who created man in His own image, and who gave and gives him the spirit of life. The relation of father to son is merged in the common relation of all (father and son alike) as sons to their heavenly Father.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 18:4. All souls are mine — Equally so; I am the Father of the spirits of all flesh, and shall deal impartially with the whole.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. — None shall die for another's crimes, none shall be saved by another's righteousness. Here is the general judgment relative to the righteousness and unrighteousness of men, and the influence of one man's state on that of another; particularly in respect to their moral conduct.