ezekiel 18 and 19

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The Hebrew paragraph divisions:

Eze 18:1-20 {s} The soul who sins shall die/ the soul who does right shall live
Eze 18:21-23 {s} If the wicked repents and does right, he shall live/ his transgressions not held against him
Eze 18:24-26 {s} If the righteous turns and does evil, he shall die/ his righteousness not remembered for him
Eze 18:27-32 {p} YHVH’s fair judgment, judging according to a man’s ways, therefore repent and live
Eze 19:1-9 {p} Lamentation for the kings of Israel: Jehoahaz (Shallum), Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah
Eze 19:10-14 {p} The vine of Israel plucked up in fury, with no branch left for a ruling scepter

Eze 18 reverse parallelism:

1a) Eze 18:1-23 {s+s} The soul who sins shall die/ when the wicked repents/ no pleasure in their death;

1a.1) Eze 18:1-20 {s} The fallacy of the common proverb, because sons shall not bear the guilt of their fathers;

1a) Eze 18:1-4a, The fallacy of the common proverb, that the sons bear the guilt of the fathers;
1b) Eze 18:4b, The soul who sins shall die;
1c) Eze 18:5-9, The man who does what is right + kept YHVH’s commandments shall surely live;
1d) Eze 18:10-13, If his son does wickedly, he shall not live, but shall surely die- his blood is upon him;
central axis) Eze 18:14-17, “If, however, he begets a son who sees all the sins which his father has done, and considers but does not do likewise; who has not eaten on the mountains, nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor defiled his neighbor’s wife; has not oppressed anyone, nor withheld a pledge, nor robbed by violence, but has given his bread to the hungry and covered the naked with clothing; who has withdrawn his hand from the poor and not received usury or increase, but has executed My judgments and walked in My statutes— he shall not die for the iniquity of his father; he shall surely live!”
2d) Eze 18:18, But because his father did wickedly, he shall die for his iniquity;
2c) Eze 18:19, The son shall not bear his father’s guilt, because the son has done right- he shall surely live;
2b) Eze 18:20a, The soul who sins shall die;
2a) Eze 18:20b {s} The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father that of the son;

1a.2) Eze 18:21-22, But if the wicked repents + does right, he shall live- his transgressions not remembered;
1a.3) Eze 18:23 {s} Do I have any pleasure that the wicked should die/ not that he should turn + live?

1b) Eze 18:24-26 {s} If the righteous turns + does evil he shall die- his righteousness not remembered/ this is fair;

2b) Eze 18:27-29, If the wicked turns + does right he shall live/ the ways of YHVH are fair;

2a) Eze 18:30-32, All judged according to his ways/ therefore repent of wickedness/ no pleasure in death;

2a.1) Eze 18:30a, I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways;
2a.2) Eze 18:30b-31, Repent + turn from transgressions/ new heart + spirit, for why should you die?
2a.3) Eze 18:32 {p} I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, therefore turn and live!