Ezekiel 18:9

Ezekiel 18:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God.
• New Living Translation (NLT)and faithfully obeys my decrees and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 18:9

7He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked. 8He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties. He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord. 10“Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things 11(though the father has done none of them): “He eats at the mountain shrines. He defiles his neighbor’s wife.

Ezekiel 18:9 word by word

בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧י יְהַלֵּ֛ךְ וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥י שָׁמַ֖ר לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אֱמֶ֑ת צַדִּ֥יק הוּא֙ חָיֹ֣ה יִֽחְיֶ֔ה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hath walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• and hath keptשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• to dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• trulyאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• he shall surelyחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:9

• Ezekiel 18:17He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor and takes no interest or profit from them. He keeps my laws and follows my decrees. He will not die for his father’s sin; he will surely live.
• Ezekiel 20:13“ ‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and destroy them in the wilderness.
• Ezekiel 33:15if 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.
• Ezekiel 36:27And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
• Ezekiel 37:24“ ‘My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.
• Deuteronomy 4:1Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
• Deuteronomy 5:1Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them.
• Deuteronomy 6:1These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,
• Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Deuteronomy 11:1Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.
• Nehemiah 9:13“You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good.
• Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 105:44he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for—
• Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.
• Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
• John 14:21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Hath walked in my statutes - Not only acknowledging them to be right, but acting according to them. Especially in every thing that relates to my worship, changing nothing, neglecting nothing. And hath kept my judgments, to deal truly - Has attended to my Divine direction, both with respect to things forbidden, and things commanded. These concern men in their religious conduct. He is just - הוא צדיק tsaddik hu . He is a righteous man; he has given to all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Live … die - In the writings of Ezekiel there is a development of the meaning of “life” and “death.” In the holy land the sanctions of divine government were in great degree temporal; so that the promise of “life” for “obedience,” the threatening of “death” for “disobedience,” in the Books of Moses, were regarded simply as temporal and national. In their exile this could not continue in its full extent, and the universality of the misfortune…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9God's justice is shown through a case study of three imagined generations. In the first generation, a righteous man faithfully worships the Lord, stays sexually pure, and treats others fairly. A person who lives this way does not need to fear God's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. truly--with integrity. surely live--literally, "live in life." Prosper in this life, but still more in the life to come (Pr 3:1, 2; Am 5:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:9

• Beneficence
• Children
• Integrity
• Interest
• Judgment
• Responsibility
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Wicked (People)
• Works

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• Ezekiel
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• Prophecy; Prophets
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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