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

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.

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

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

“ Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!

“‘ What?’ you ask.‘ Doesn’t the child pay for the parent’s sins?’ No! For if the child does what is just and right and keeps my decrees, that child will surely live.The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?“ Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins.When I tell righteous people that they will live, but then they sin, expecting their past righteousness to save them, then none of their righteous acts will be remembered. I will destroy them for their sins.And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right.For instance, they might give back a debtor’s security, return what they have stolen, and obey my life giving laws, no longer doing what is evil. If they do this, then they will surely live and not die.None of their past sins will be brought up again, for they have done what is just and right, and they will surely live.“ Your people are saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right,’ but it is they who are not doing what’s right.For again I say, when righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and turn to evil, they will die.But if wicked people turn from their wickedness and do what is just and right, they will live.O people of Israel, you are saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.”

Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.

Then you will remember your past sins and despise yourselves for all the detestable things you did.But remember, says the Sovereign Lord, I am not doing this because you deserve it. O my people of Israel, you should be utterly ashamed of all you have done!