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Ezekiel 33:15
15he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice — he will certainly live; he will not die.
Ezekiel 33:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)if they give back what they took in pledge for a loan, return what they have stolen, follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.
- English Standard Version (ESV)if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
- New King James Version (NKJV)if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
Context of Ezekiel 33:15
13When I tell the righteous person that he will surely live, but he trusts in his righteousness and acts unjustly, then none of his righteousness will be remembered, and he will die because of the injustice he has committed. 14“‘So when I tell the wicked person, “You will surely die,” but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right — he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice — he will certainly live; he will not die. 16None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live. 17“‘But your people say, “The Lord’s way isn’t fair,” even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.
Read all of Ezekiel 33Ezekiel 33:15 word by word
חֲבֹ֨ל יָשִׁ֤יב רָשָׁע֙ גְּזֵלָ֣ה יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם בְּחֻקּ֤וֹת הַֽחַיִּים֙ הָלַ֔ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י עֲשׂ֣וֹת עָ֑וֶל חָי֥וֹ יִֽחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
- the pledgeחֲבֹלchăbôl chăbôlâh · pledgeH2258
- give againשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
- that he had robbedגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
- walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- in the statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- of lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
- without committingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- iniquityעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
- he shall surelyחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- he shall not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:15
- Ezekiel 18:7He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Exodus 22:26“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
- Deuteronomy 24:6“Do not take a pair of grindstones or even the upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security.
- Job 22:6For you took collateral from your brothers without cause, stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
- Job 24:3They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
- Amos 2:8They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines.
- Exodus 22:1“When a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must repay five cattle for the ox or four sheep for the sheep.
- Leviticus 6:2“When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor;
- Numbers 5:6“Tell the Israelites: When a man or woman commits any sin against another, that person acts unfaithfully toward the Lord and is guilty.
- Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord. And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much.”
- Ezekiel 20:11Then I gave them my statutes and explained my ordinances to them — the person who does them will live by them.
- Leviticus 18:5Keep my statutes and ordinances; a person will live if he does them. I am the Lord.
- Psalms 119:93I will never forget your precepts, for you have given me life through them.
- Luke 1:6Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
- Ezekiel 18:27But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
- Revelation 22:12“Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to repay each person according to his work.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 33:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Those who despaired of finding mercy with God, are answered with a solemn declaration of God's readiness to show mercy. The ruin of the city and state was determined, but that did not relate to the final state of persons. God says to the righteous, that he shall surely live. But many who have made profession, have been ruined by proud confidence in themselves. Man trusts to his own righteousness, and presuming on his own sufficiency, he is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16The principle in Ezekiel 33:10–11 is explained through two examples. The first example concerns righteous people. Some trust in their past good behavior to save them. But later they turn to sin. God says he will judge them for their present sin, even if they once lived righteously. Their past obedience will not protect them if they now reject what is right. The second example concerns wicked people who repent. If they turn away from their evil actions and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. give again that he had robbed--(Lu 19:8). statutes of life--in the obeying of which life is promised (Le 18:5). If the law has failed to give life to man, it has not been the fault of the law, but of man's sinful inability to keep it (Ro 7:10, 12; Ga 3:21). It becomes life-giving through Christ's righteous obedience to it (2Co 3:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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