1. The Lord said:
2. Ezekiel, I hear the people of Israel using the old saying,“Sour grapes eaten by parentsleave a sour taste in the mouthsof their children.”
3. Now tell them that I am the Lord God, and as surely as I live, that saying will no longer be used in Israel.
4. The lives of all people belong to me—parents as well as children. Only those who sin will be put to death.