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Ezekiel 33:17

Justice

15 if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

16 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.

Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.

18 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

19 But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
KJV
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
WEB
“‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.
ASV
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
DARBY
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
BLB
And the sons of your people may say, ‘The way of the Lord is not balanced.’ And they—their way is not balanced.
ÅB
Og ditt folks barn sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Men det er deres vei som ikke er rett.
OTB
"Men dine medborgere hevder: 'Herrens vei er ikke rett,' når det er deres egen vei som ikke er rett.
B1930
Og ditt folks barn sier: Herrens vei er ikke rett. Men det er deres vei som ikke er rett.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 18:25

    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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  • Ezekiel 18:29

    Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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  • Matthew 25:24–26

    Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

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  • Job 35:2

    “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’

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  • Job 40:8

    Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

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  • Luke 19:21–22

    For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

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  • Ezekiel 33:20

    Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

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