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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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  1. Ezekiel 33:12 Or “And”
  2. Ezekiel 33:12 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  3. Ezekiel 33:12 Literally “the children of your people”
  4. Ezekiel 33:12 Literally “not he will stumbled by it”
  5. Ezekiel 33:13 Or “on”
  6. Ezekiel 33:13 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
  7. Ezekiel 33:14 Or “and”
  8. Ezekiel 33:15 Literally “robbed/stolen items
  9. Ezekiel 33:16 Literally “sins that he sinned”
  10. Ezekiel 33:16 Or “for”

12 And you, son of man, say to [a]your fellow citizens, ‘The (A)righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will (B)not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live [b]by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’ 13 When I say to the righteous that he will certainly live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he (C)commits injustice, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but for that same injustice of his which he has committed he will die. 14 But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and he (D)turns from his sin and practices (E)justice and righteousness, 15 if a wicked person returns a pledge, (F)pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the (G)statutes [c]which ensure life without committing injustice, he shall certainly live; he shall not die. 16 (H)None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall certainly live.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:12 Lit the sons of your people
  2. Ezekiel 33:12 Lit by it
  3. Ezekiel 33:15 Lit of life