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Ezekiel 33:17

Justice

15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

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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 ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

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  • Ezekiel 18:29

    Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

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  • Matthew 25:24–26

    Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

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  • Job 35:2

    Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

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  • Job 40:8

    Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

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  • Luke 19:21–22

    For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

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  • Ezekiel 33:20

    Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

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