Ezekiel 33:17

And the children of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not equitable: whereas their own way is unjust.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

In Context

16None of his sins, which he hath committed, shall be imputed to him: he hath done judgment and justice, he shall surely live.

18For when the just shall depart from his justice, and commit iniquities, he shall die in them.

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Cross References

Job 35:2Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say : I am more just than God?

Ezekiel 18:25And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my way that is not right, and are not rather your ways perverse?

Ezekiel 33:20And you say: The way of the Lord is not right, I will judge every one of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.

Luke 19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow.

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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