Ezekiel 18:1-4

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RSV

¹ The word of the LORD came to me again: ² "What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, `The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? ³ As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. ⁴ Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins shall die.

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Collective and individual responsibility in ancient times. See

• "adam" the common noun,
• The Fourth Conversation: The Nature of Man,
• Jeremiah 31:29-30 (also uses this "sour grapes" saying) and
• 1 Timothy 2:13-15, where Eve is archetypal Woman.