Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
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Gill's Exposition
The soul that sinneth, it shall die,.... This is repeated from Eze 18:4, for the further confirmation of it:
the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the…
Barnes' Notes
Why?... - Rather, “Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father?”
God, by the prophet, having laid down the general rule of judgment, that he will render eternal life to those that patiently continue in well-doing, but indignation and wrath to those that do not obey…
Cambridge Bible
Yet say ye, Why? Rather: and ye say, wherefore doth not the son bear …? The prophet refers to the current view, and supposes it quoted as an objection to his principle. So long as the idea prevailed…
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