Ezekiel 18:4 meaning and explanation
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Ezekiel 18:4, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks through Ezekiel to the exiles in Babylon, who were quoting a proverb that blamed the fathers for the people's suffering (verse 2). Here God answers it: every soul, Hebrew nephesh, meaning the whole living person, belongs to Him, father and son alike.
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