Ezekiel 33:18

When the righteous man shall turn from his righteousness and commit perversity Then shall he die for them;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

In Context

17And can the sons of thy people say, The way of The Lord will not be equal? Nay! but as for them, their way will not be equal!

19But when the lawless man shall turn from his lawlessness, and do justice and righteousness Upon them, shall he live.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 18:26When a righteous man shall turn away from his righteousness and do that which is perverse and die because of those things In his own perversity which he hath done, shall he die.

Hebrews 10:38But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

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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