Ezekiel 18:1 (YLT)

Passage

`And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:1 `And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

Ezekiel 18:2 `What--to you, ye--using this simile Concerning the ground of Israel, saying: Fathers do eat unripe fruit, And the sons' teeth are blunted?

Ezekiel 18:3 I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Ye have no more the use of this simile in Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jehovah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "What--to you ye--using this simile Concerning the...", so "word" and "jehovah" should be read forward into that movement. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.