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

26When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness, commits injustice and dies because of it, for his injustice which he has committed he dies. 27But when a wicked person turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life. Since he understood and turned away from all his offenses which he had committed, he shall certainly live; he shall not die. 29But the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Are My ways not right, house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not right? 30“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord God. “Repent and turn away from all your offenses, so that wrongdoing does not become a stumbling block to you.

Ezekiel 18:28 word by word

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

• Since he understoodרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• and turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
• from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his offensesפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had committedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• he shall not dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:28

• Ezekiel 18:14“Now behold, he has fathered a son who saw all his father’s sins which he committed, but he has seen them and does not do likewise.
• Ezekiel 12:3So as for you, son of man, prepare for yourself baggage for exile and go into exile by day in their sight; that is, go into exile from your place to another place in their sight. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and they understood this; If only they would discern their future!
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the Law of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have certainly heard Ephraim grieving, ‘You have disciplined me, and I was corrected, Like an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
• Luke 15:17But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger!
• Ezekiel 18:21“But if the wicked person turns from all his sins which he has committed and keeps all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.
• Ezekiel 33:12And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, ‘The righteousness of a righteous one will not save him on the day of his offense, and as for the wickedness of a wicked one, he will not stumble because of it on the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous one will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’
• 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will save you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• Colossians 3:5Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
• James 2:10For whoever keeps the whole Law, yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all.

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