Ezekiel 14:20

¹⁸ then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.

¹⁹ Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out My wrath upon it through bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast,

then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.

²¹ For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?

²² Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
KJV: Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
WEB: though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live,” says the Lord GOD, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only their own souls by their righteousness.”
ASV: though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
DARBY: and Noah, Daniel, and Job should be in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither son nor daughter: they should [but] deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
BLB: even if Noah, Daniel, and Job [were] in the midst of it—[as] I live, a declaration of the Lord YHWH—neither the son [nor] daughter they could deliver! They by their righteousness would deliver [only] their own soul.

ÅB: og Noah, Daniel og Job var der i landet, da skulle de, så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, Israels Gud, hverken kunne berge sønn eller datter; bare sitt eget liv skulle de berge ved sin rettferdighet.
OTB: så sant jeg lever, sier Herren Gud, selv om Noa, Daniel og Job var i det, kunne de ikke redde sine sønner eller døtre. De ville bare redde seg selv ved sin rettferdighet.
B1930: og Noah, Daniel og Job var der i landet, da skulde de, så sant jeg lever, sier Herren, Israels Gud, hverken kunne berge sønn eller datter; bare sitt eget liv skulde de berge ved sin rettferdighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 14:14
then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.
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1 John 3:10
By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
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1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
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Acts 10:35
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
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Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
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Ezekiel 14:16
then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.
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Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
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Job 5:19–24
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
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