Ezekiel 18:3 (YLT)

Passage

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

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.

Ezekiel 18:4 Lo, all the souls are Mine, As the soul of the father, So also the soul of the son--they are Mine, The soul that is sinning--it doth die.

Ezekiel 18:5 And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "live--an", "affirmation", "lord", "jehovah", "simile", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "live--an" and "affirmation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "What--to you ye--using this simile Concerning the..." into verse 4's "Lo all the souls are Mine As...", so "live--an" and "affirmation" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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