God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 33:16
16None of the sins that he has done will be remembered. He has done what is fair and right. He will certainly live.
Ezekiel 33:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)None of the sins that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.
- English Standard Version (ESV)None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live.
- New King James Version (NKJV)None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
Context of Ezekiel 33:16
14I may warn the wicked person that he will certainly die. But suppose he turns from his sin and does what is fair and right. 15He returns the security for a loan, pays back everything he stole, lives by the rules of life, and does nothing evil. Then he will certainly live. He will not die. None of the sins that he has done will be remembered. He has done what is fair and right. He will certainly live. 17“But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way is unfair.’ Yet, their ways are unfair. 18If the righteous person turns from the right things that he has done and does evil, he will die because of it.
Read all of Ezekiel 33Ezekiel 33:16 word by word
כָּל־חַטֹּאתָיו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔א לֹ֥א תִזָּכַ֖רְנָה ל֑וֹ מִשְׁפָּ֧ט וּצְדָקָ֛ה עָשָׂ֖ה חָי֥וֹ יִֽחְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- None of his sinsחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- that he hath committedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- shall be mentionedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- unto him: he hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- and rightצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- he shall surelyחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:16
- Ezekiel 18:22All the rebellious things that he did will not be remembered. He will live because of the right things that he did.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.
- Isaiah 43:25I alone am the one who is going to wipe away your rebellious actions for my own sake. I will not remember your sins ⌞anymore⌟.
- Isaiah 44:22I made your rebellious acts disappear like a thick cloud and your sins like the morning mist. Come back to me, because I have reclaimed you.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you? You forgive sin and overlook the rebellion of your faithful people. You will not be angry forever, because you would rather show mercy.
- Romans 5:16There is also no comparison between ⌞God’s⌟ gift and the one who sinned. The verdict which followed one person’s failure condemned everyone. But, even after many failures, the gift brought God’s approval.
- 1 John 2:1My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 33:16
- 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. 1-33Heretofore his functions had been chiefly threatening; from this point, after the evil had got to its worst in the overthrow of Jerusalem, the consolatory element preponderates. 2. to the children of thy people--whom he had been forbidden to address from Eze 24:26, 27, till Jerusalem was overthrown, and the "escaped" came with tidings of the judgment being completed. So now, in Eze 33:21, the tidings of the fact having arrived, he opens his heretofore…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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