18Then the word of Yahwehcame to me, saying, 2“aWhat do you mean by usingthisproverbconcerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘bThe fatherseat the sourgrapes,But the children’steeth1are set on edge’?
3“As I live,” declaresLordYahweh, “you are surely not going to usethisproverb in Israelanymore. 4“Behold, aall1souls are Mine; the 2soul of the father as well as the 3soul of the son is Mine. The 4soul who bsins will die.
