Ezekiel 18:28

Ezekiel 18:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
• New International Version (NIV)Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Context of Ezekiel 18:28

26If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed. 27But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die. 29Yet 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? 30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

Ezekiel 18:28 word by word

וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה וַיָּ֔שָׁב מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה חָי֥וֹ יִחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

• Because he consideredרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• and turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• he will surely liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• he will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:28

• Ezekiel 18:14Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
• Ezekiel 12:3Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
• Luke 15:17Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
• Ezekiel 18:21But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
• Ezekiel 33:12Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’
• 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• Colossians 3:5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
• James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:28

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 The wicked man would be saved, if he turned from his evil ways. The true penitent is a true believer. None of his former transgressions shall be mentioned unto him, but in the righteousness which he has done, as the fruit of faith and the effect of conversion, he shall surely live. The question is not whether the truly righteous ever become apostates. It is certain that many who for a time were thought to be righteous, do so, while Ezek…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29Israel's issue was not that the Lord was unjust, but that they kept doing wrong. They fully deserved God's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2826-28. The two last instances repeated in inverse order. God's emphatic statement of His principle of government needs no further proof than the simple statement of it. in them--in the actual sins, which are the manifestations of the principle of "iniquity," mentioned just before.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:28

• Children
• Condescension of God
• Judgment
• Repentance
• Responsibility
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Cruelly
• Live
• Accountability
• Ezekiel
• God
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Resurrection
• Salvation

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings