Ezekiel 18:21-32

21 “But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.
22 None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
24 “But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, you Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
26 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die.
27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.
28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, that person will surely live; they will not die.
29 Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
30 “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel?
32 For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!

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Cross References 21

  • 1. Jeremiah 18:8
  • 2. S Genesis 26:5
  • 3. S Ezekiel 13:22; Ezekiel 36:27; Ezekiel 33:12,19
  • 4. Psalms 18:20-24; S Isaiah 43:25; Daniel 4:27; Micah 7:19
  • 5. Psalms 147:11
  • 6. S Job 37:23; S Lamentations 3:33; S Ezekiel 16:6; Micah 7:18; Ezekiel 33:11; S 1 Timothy 2:4
  • 7. S Jeremiah 34:16
  • 8. S Ezekiel 15:8
  • 9. S 1 Samuel 15:11; 2 Chronicles 24:17-20; S Job 35:8; Proverbs 21:16; S Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 20:27; 2 Peter 2:20-22
  • 10. Jeremiah 2:29
  • 11. S Genesis 18:25; Jeremiah 12:1; Ezekiel 33:17; Zephaniah 3:5; Malachi 2:17; Malachi 3:13-15
  • 12. S Isaiah 1:18; S Ezekiel 13:22
  • 13. S Isaiah 55:7
  • 14. S Isaiah 1:27; S Jeremiah 35:15; Matthew 3:2
  • 15. Ezekiel 7:3; Ezekiel 24:14; Ezekiel 33:20; Hosea 12:6; 1 Peter 1:17
  • 16. S Judges 6:8
  • 17. Psalms 51:10
  • 18. Jeremiah 27:13
  • 19. S Isaiah 1:16-17; S Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26
  • 20. S Job 22:23; Isaiah 55:7; Malachi 3:7
  • 21. S 2 Chronicles 7:14; S Job 37:23; S Ezekiel 16:6; Ezekiel 33:11
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