Ezekiel 33:20

And yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ But I shall judge each one of you according to his own ways, O house of Israel.”

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In The King James Version

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

In Context

19And when the impious man will have withdrawn from his impiety, and have done judgment and justice, he shall live by these.

21And it happened that, in the twelfth year of our transmigration, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, one who had fled from Jerusalem arrived saying, “The city has been laid waste.”

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Cross References

Psalms 62:12Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.

Ecclesiastes 12:14And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment: whether it was good or evil.

Ezekiel 18:29And yet the sons of Israel say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ How could it be that my ways are not fair, O house of Israel? And is it not instead your ways that are perverse?

Matthew 16:27For the Son of man will arrive in the glory of his Father, with his Angels. And then he will repay each one according to his works.

2 Corinthians 5:10For it is necessary for us to be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the proper things of the body, according to his behavior, whether it was good or evil.

Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am approaching quickly! And my repayment is with me, to render to each one according to his works.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:11-21

The Cavils of the People Answered. ( b. c. 587.) 10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God , I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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