Ezekiel 18:29

Ezekiel 18:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
• New International Version (NIV)Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?

Context of Ezekiel 18:29

27But when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he committed and does what is lawful and right, his soul will live. 28Because he considers and turns away from all his transgressions that he committed, he will surely live, not die. Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of Adonai is unfair!’ House of Israel, are My ways not fair? Is it not your ways that are unfair? 30“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each one according to his ways.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Return, and turn away from all your transgressions, so they would not be a stumbling block of iniquity for you. 31Cast off from you all your transgressions that you have committed. Make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?

Ezekiel 18:29 word by word

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑י הַדְּרָכַ֞י לֹ֤א יִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹ֥א דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• The wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• is not equalתָּכַןtâkan · to measureH8505

Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:29

• Ezekiel 18:2“What do you mean by using this proverb in the land of Israel saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, so the children’s teeth are set on edge?’
• Proverbs 19:3A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:29

• 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. 2929. Though God's justice is so plainly manifested, sinners still object to it because they do not wish to see it (Mi 2:7; Mt 11:18, 19).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 18:29

• Children
• Condescension of God
• God Continued...
• Infidelity
• Judgment
• Responsibility
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Cruelly
• Live
• Accountability
• Equal
• Ezekiel
• God
• Guilt
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Resurrection

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