Ezekiel 18:26

26 If a good person turns away from his good life and takes up sinning, he'll die for it. He'll die for his own sin.

Ezekiel 18:26 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 18:26

When a righteous [man] turneth away from his righteousness,
&c.] This is repeated for the further confirmation of it, and to raise their attention to it; to make it more plain and manifest to them, and to fix it upon their minds: and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them:
or, "he shall die for them" {m}; both for his turning away from his righteousness, and for his committing iniquity: for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die;
in both respects. This is repeated to denote the certainty of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mhyle) "propter illa", Pagninus, Piscator, Grotius, Cocceius; so some in Vatsbins.

Ezekiel 18:26 In-Context

24 "The same thing goes for a good person who turns his back on an upright life and starts sinning, plunging into the same vile obscenities that the wicked person practices. Will this person live? I don't keep a list of all the things this person did right, like money in the bank he can draw on. Because of his defection, because he accumulates sin, he'll die.

25 "Do I hear you saying, 'That's not fair! God's not fair!'?

26 If a good person turns away from his good life and takes up sinning, he'll die for it. He'll die for his own sin.

27 Likewise, if a bad person turns away from his bad life and starts living a good life, a fair life, he will save his life.

28 Because he faces up to all the wrongs he's committed and puts them behind him, he will live, really live. He won't die.