Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 18:30
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.
Ezekiel 18:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
- New International Version (NIV)“Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.
Context of Ezekiel 18:30
28Because he considers and turns away from all his transgressions that he committed, he will surely live, not die. 29Yet 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? “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? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“so return, and live!”
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לָכֵן֩ אִ֨ישׁ כִּדְרָכָ֜יו אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט אֶתְכֶם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה שׁ֤וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ מִכָּל־פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל עָוֹֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore I will judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- you, O houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- according to his waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- Repentשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- and turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- from all your transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
- so iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- shall not be your ruinמִכְשׁוֹלmikshôl mikshôl · stumblingH4383
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:30
- Ezekiel 7:3The end is upon you. I will send My anger on you. I will judge you according to your ways. I will bring all your abominations on you.
- Ezekiel 33:20Yet you say, ‘The way of Adonai is not fair!’ House of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his ways.”
- Ezekiel 34:20Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim to them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in my heart: “The righteous and the wicked, God will judge. For there is a time for every activity and for every deed.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:14God will bring every deed into judgment, including everything that is hidden, whether it is good or evil.
- 1 Peter 1:17If you call on Him as Father—the One who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds—then live out the time of sojourning in reverent fear.
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead—the great and the small—standing before the throne. The books were opened, and another book was opened—the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
- Malachi 3:18Then you will return and distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.”
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then ‘He will repay everyone according to his deeds.’
- Matthew 25:32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, so that each one may receive what is due for the things he did while in the body—whether good or bad.
- Galatians 6:4Rather let each one examine his own work. Then he will have pride in himself alone and not in comparison to anyone else.
- Revelation 22:12Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to pay back each one according to his deeds.
- Ezekiel 18:21But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all My laws and does what is lawful and right, he will surely live, he will not die.
- Ezekiel 14:6Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus says Adonai Elohim: “Return, turn away from your idols; turn your faces from all your abominations.
- Ezekiel 33:9If you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it and he does not turn from his way, then he will die in his iniquity—but you have saved your soul.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions - There is still life; still a God that has no pleasure in the death of a sinner. one who is ever ready to give his Holy Spirit to all them that ask him; therefore "repent and turn, so iniquity shall not be your ruin."Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-32Verses 30-32 The Lord will judge each of the Israelites according to his ways. On this is grounded an exhortation to repent, and to make them a new heart and a new spirit. God does not command what cannot be done, but admonishes us to do what is in our power, and to pray for what is not. Ordinances and means are appointed, directions and promises are given, that those who desire this change may seek it from God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-32This chapter ends with a strong appeal to the people of Israel. God calls them to turn back to him and live. It was not too late for them to repent. They could turn from their sins and receive forgiveness. God promised to give them a new heart and a new spirit (Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26). A new heart and a new spirit mean an inner change. God would change their thoughts and desires. He would do this for all who turned from their rebellion and came to him with…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. As God is to judge them "according to their ways" (Pr 1:31), their only hope is to "repent"; and this is a sure hope, for God takes no delight in judging them in wrath, but graciously desires their salvation on repentance. I will judge you--Though ye cavil, it is a sufficient answer that I, your Judge, declare it so, and will judge you according to My will; and then your cavils must end. Repent--inward conversion (Re 2:5). In the Hebrew there is a…Read the comment
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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
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