“ You will not use that proverb in Israel anymore,” announces the Lord and King.“ And that is just as sure as I am alive.

主耶和华说：“我指着我的永生起誓，你们在以色列中，必不再有用这俗语的因由。

主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，你们在以色列必不再引用这俗语。

主耶和华说：我指着我的永生起誓，你们在以色列必不再引用这俗语。

主耶和华说，我凭我的永恒起誓，你们在以色列必不再用这句话。

我指着我的永生起誓：你们在以色列中必不再引用这俗语了。这是主耶和华的话。

主耶和華說：「我指着我的永生起誓，你們在以色列中，必不再有用這俗語的因由。

主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，你們在以色列必不再引用這俗語。

主耶和華說：我指着我的永生起誓，你們在以色列必不再引用這俗語。

主耶和華說，我憑我的永恆起誓，你們在以色列必不再用這句話。

我指著我的永生起誓：你們在以色列中必不再引用這俗語了。這是主耶和華的話。

主永恆主發神諭說：我指着永活的我來起誓：這俗語必不可再在以色列中給你們使用了。

主耶和華曰、我指己生而誓、爾在以色列中、勿復用此諺、

我耶和華指己而誓、爾在以色列地勿復用此諺語。

主天主曰、我指己永生而誓、爾在以色列中、必不復用此諺語、

“ As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

As I live, declares the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb anymore in Israel.

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

As I live,” declares the Lord God,“ you certainly are not going to use this proverb in Israel anymore.

“ As I live,” says the Lord GOD,“ you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel.

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

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

[ As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have[ occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.

“ As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

“ As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh,“ you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.

“ So I will judge you Israelites. I will judge each of you in keeping with what you have done,” announces the Lord and King.“ Turn away from your sins! Turn away from all the evil things you have done. Then sin will not bring you down.

“ But you still ask,‘ Is the son guilty along with his father?’ No! The son did what was fair and right. He was careful to obey all my rules. So you can be sure he will live.A person will die because of their own sins. A child will not be guilty because of what their parent did. And a parent will not be guilty because of what their child did. The right things a godly person does will be added to their account. The wrong things a sinful person does will be charged against them.

Tell them,‘ When sinful people die, it does not give me any joy. But when they turn away from their sins and live, that makes me very happy. And that is just as sure as I am alive,’ announces the Lord and King.‘ So turn away from your sins! Change your evil ways! Why should you die, people of Israel?’“ Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them,‘ Suppose a godly person does not obey the Lord. Then the right things that person has done in the past count for nothing. Suppose a sinful person turns away from doing wrong things. Then the wrong things that person has done in the past won’t bring them judgment. A godly person who sins won’t be allowed to live. That’s true even though they used to do right things.’Suppose I tell a godly person that they will live. And they trust in the fact that they used to do what is right. But now they do what is evil. Then I will not remember any of the right things they have done. They will die because they have done so many evil things.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure you will die.’ And then they turn away from their sin. They do what is fair and right.They return things they take to make sure loans are repaid. They give back what they have stolen. They obey my rules that give life. They do not do what is evil. Then you can be sure they will live. They will not die.None of the sins they have committed will be held against them. They have done what is fair and right. So you can be sure they will live.“ In spite of that, your people say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ But it is what you do that is not fair.Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And they do what is evil. Then they will die because of it.But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will live by doing that.In spite of that, you Israelites say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ But I will judge each of you based on how you have lived.”

What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

You will remember your evil ways and the sinful things you have done. You will hate yourselves because you have sinned so much. I also hate your evil practices.I want you to know that I am not doing those things for your benefit,” announces the Lord and King.“ People of Israel, you should be ashamed of yourselves! Your conduct has brought dishonor to you.” ’ ”