Ezekiel 18:5

But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

In Context

4For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son, they are mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.

6who shall not eat upon the mountains, and shall not at all lift up his eyes to the devices of the house of Israel, and shall not defile his neighbor’s wife, and shall not draw nigh to her that is removed,

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Cross References

Psalms 15:2I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; 1 For thou hast no need of my goodness. 1

Proverbs 21:3To do justly and to speak truth, 1 Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices. 1

Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Ahaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10

Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →

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