Ezekiel 18:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Soul that

Jeremiah 31:29

Righteousness

General references

Ezekiel 18:3

Bible References

Soul that

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.

“Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.

All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He alone out of Jeroboam’s house will be put in the family tomb, because out of the house of Jeroboam the Lord God of Israel found something good only in him.

However, he did not put the children of the murderers to death, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses where the Lord commanded, “Fathers must not be put to death because of children, and children must not be put to death because of fathers; instead, each one will be put to death for his own sin.”

Say this to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord: This is what the Lord God of Israel says: As for the words that you heard,

However, he did not put their children to death, because—as it is written in the Law, in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded—“Fathers must not die because of children, and children must not die because of fathers, but each one will die for his own sin.”

“In those days, it will never again be said:

The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.

Righteousness

“Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so they will not be a stumbling block that causes your punishment.

“Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this, ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them! How then can we survive?’

may You hear in heaven and act.
May You judge Your servants,
condemning the wicked man by bringing
what he has done on his own head
and providing justice for the righteous
by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

Tell the righteous that it will go well for them,
for they will eat the fruit of their labor.

For the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will reward each according to what he has done.

He will repay each one according to his works:

I will kill her children with the plague.

Then all the churches will know that I am the One who examines minds and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.

“Look! I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me to repay each person according to what he has done.

General references

“Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers; each person will be put to death for his own sin.

If you are wise, you are wise for your own benefit;
if you mock, you alone will bear the consequences.”

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.

Rather, each will die for his own wrongdoing. Anyone who eats sour grapes—his own teeth will be set on edge.

As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.