Ezekiel 33:12-16
Lexham English Bible
12 “So[a] you, son of man,[b] say to your people[c] that the righteousness of the righteous shall not save him in the day of his transgression, and the wickedness of the wicked will not cause him to stumble[d] on the day of his returning from his wickedness; and the righteous will not be able to live by it on the day when he returns to his sin. 13 When I say to the righteous, ‘Certainly he will live,’ and he trusted in[e] his righteousness, and he turns and he does injustice, all of his righteousness[f] will not be remembered, and because of his injustice that he did, because of it he will die. 14 And when I say to the wicked, ‘Certainly you will die,’ but[g] he returns from his sin and he does justice and righteousness— 15 for example, the wicked returns a pledge for a loan, he restores stolen property,[h] he goes in the statutes of life so as not to do injustice—certainly he will live; he will not die. 16 All of his sins that he committed,[i] they will not be remembered against[j] him, and he did justice and righteousness; certainly he will live.
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- Ezekiel 33:12 Or “And”
- Ezekiel 33:12 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 33:12 Literally “the children of your people”
- Ezekiel 33:12 Literally “not he will stumbled by it”
- Ezekiel 33:13 Or “on”
- Ezekiel 33:13 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
- Ezekiel 33:14 Or “and”
- Ezekiel 33:15 Literally “robbed/stolen items”
- Ezekiel 33:16 Literally “sins that he sinned”
- Ezekiel 33:16 Or “for”
Ezekiel 33:12-16
New King James Version
The Fairness of God’s Judgment
12 “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The (A)righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, (B)he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ 13 When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, (C)but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. 14 Again, (D)when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does [a]what is lawful and [b]right, 15 if the wicked (E)restores the pledge, (F)gives back what he has stolen, and walks in (G)the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 (H)None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
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- Ezekiel 33:14 justice
- Ezekiel 33:14 righteousness
Ezekiel 33:12-16
New International Version
12 “Therefore, son of man, say to your people,(A) ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’(B) 13 If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.(C) 14 And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just(D) and right— 15 if they give back what they took in pledge(E) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(F) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(G) 16 None of the sins(H) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(I)
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