New King James Version
Ezekiel 33:15
15if 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)For instance, they might give back a debtor’s security, return what they have stolen, and obey my life-giving laws, no longer doing what is evil. If they do this, then they will surely live and not die.
Context of Ezekiel 33:15
13When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die. 14Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right, 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. 16None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him; he has done what is lawful and right; he shall surely live. 17“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not 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 18:7If he has not oppressed anyone, But has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing;
- Exodus 22:26If you ever take your neighbor’s garment as a pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down.
- Deuteronomy 24:6“No man shall take the lower or the upper millstone in pledge, for he takes one’s living in pledge.
- Job 22:6For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
- Job 24:3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
- Amos 2:8They lie down by every altar on clothes taken in pledge, And drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
- Exodus 22:1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.
- Leviticus 6:2“If a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by lying to his neighbor about what was delivered to him for safekeeping, or about a pledge, or about a robbery, or if he has extorted from his neighbor,
- Numbers 5:6“Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty,
- Luke 19:8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”
- Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he shall live by them.’
- Leviticus 18:5You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
- Psalms 119:93I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life.
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- Ezekiel 18:27Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.
- Revelation 22:12“And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one 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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