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Ezekiel 33:15
15if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, doing nothing that is wrong; he shall certainly live, he shall 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 say to the righteous that he shall certainly live, and he trusteth to his righteousness and doeth what is wrong, none of his righteous acts shall be remembered; but in his unrighteousness which he hath done, in it shall he die. 14And when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die, and he turneth from his sin, and doeth judgment and justice; if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, doing nothing that is wrong; he shall certainly live, he shall not die. 16None of his sins which he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done judgment and justice; he shall certainly live. 17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
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חֲבֹ֨ל יָשִׁ֤יב רָשָׁע֙ גְּזֵלָ֣ה יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם בְּחֻקּ֤וֹת הַֽחַיִּים֙ הָלַ֔ךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י עֲשׂ֣וֹת עָ֑וֶל חָי֥וֹ יִֽחְיֶ֖ה לֹ֥א יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear
- wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
- restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- pledgeחֲבֹלchăbôl chăbôlâh · pledgeH2258
- robberyגְּזֵלָהgezêlâh · violenceH1500
- walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
- certainlyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:15
- Ezekiel 18:7and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;
- Exodus 22:26— If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;
- Deuteronomy 24:6No man shall take the hand-mill or the upper millstone in pledge; for it would be taking life in pledge.
- Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.
- Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;
- Amos 2:8And they lay [themselves] down by every altar upon clothes taken in pledge, and they drink [in] the house of their God the wine of the condemned.
- Exodus 22:1If a man steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it, he shall restore five oxen for the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.
- Leviticus 6:2If any one sin and act unfaithfully against Jehovah, and lie to his neighbour as to an entrusted thing or a deposit or [that in which] he hath robbed or wronged his neighbour,
- Numbers 5:6Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any of all the sins of man to work unfaithfulness against Jehovah, and that soul is guilty,
- Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return [him] fourfold.
- Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them my statutes, and made known unto them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live by them.
- Leviticus 18:5And ye shall observe my statutes and my judgments, by which the man that doeth them shall live: I am Jehovah.
- Psalms 119:93I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- Ezekiel 18:27And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.
- Revelation 22:12Behold, I come quickly, and my reward with me, to render to every one as his work shall be.
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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