Verse 17
Ezekiel 33:17
World English Bible, British Edition
17
“‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord
is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמְּ/ךָ֔ לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑/י וְ/הֵ֖מָּה דַּרְכָּ֥/ם לֹֽא יִתָּכֵֽן
English Translation
And the sons of your people will say, "The way of the Lord is not right," and they are the ones whose way is not right.
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Chapter 33 Context
1
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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2
“Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, ‘When
I bring the sword on a land,...
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3
if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blows the trumpet and
warns the people,
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4
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and doesn’t heed the warning,
if the sword comes and tak...
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5
He heard the sound of the trumpet and didn’t take warning. His blood
will be on him; whereas if he h...
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6
But if the watchman sees the sword come and doesn’t blow the trumpet,
and the people aren’t warned,...
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7
“So you, son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of
Israel. Therefore hear the word from...
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8
When I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you
don’t speak to warn the wicked...
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9
Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and
he doesn’t turn from his way; h...
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10
“You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: ‘You say this, “Our
transgressions and our sins are on u...
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11
Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “I have no pleasure in
the death of the wicked, but that...
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12
“You, son of man, tell the children of your people, ‘The righteousness
of the righteous will not del...
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13
When I tell the righteous that he will surely live, if he trusts in
his righteousness and commits in...
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14
Again, when I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” if he turns
from his sin and does that which...
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15
if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken
by robbery, walk in the statute...
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16
None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him.
He has done that which is law...
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17
“‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord
is not fair;” but as for them, their way...
18
When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity,
he will even die therein.
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19
When the wicked turns from his wickedness and does that which is lawful
and right, he will live by i...
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20
Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I
will judge every one of you after...
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21
In the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month,
in the fifth day of the month, one who had...
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22
Now the LORD’s hand had been on me in the evening, before he who had
escaped came; and he had opened...
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23
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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24
“Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel
speak, saying, ‘Abraham was on...
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25
Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “You eat with the blood, and
lift up your eyes to your idol...
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26
You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and every one of you
defiles his neighbour’s wife. So...
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27
“You shall tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says: “As I live, surely
those who are in the waste places will...
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28
I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment. The pride of
her power will cease. The mounta...
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29
Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a
desolation and an astonishment b...
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30
“As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk about
you by the walls and in the doors of...
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31
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my
people, and they hear your words,...
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32
Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant
voice, and can play well on...
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33
“When this comes to pass—behold, it comes—then they will know
that a prophet has been amongst them.”
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