Ezekiel 33:20

20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”

Ezekiel 33:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways."
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 O people of Israel, you are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 "'Still, you keep on saying, "The Master's way isn't fair." We'll see, Israel. I'll decide on each of you exactly according to how you live.'"
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 Yet, the people of Israel say, 'The Lord's way is unfair.' I will judge each of you by your own ways, people of Israel."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 Yet you say: The Lord's way isn't fair. I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel."
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 "In spite of that, you people of Israel say, 'What the Lord does isn't fair.' But I will judge each of you based on how you have lived."

Ezekiel 33:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:20

Yet ye say, the way of the Lord is not equal
Still obstinately persisting in their false charges, notwithstanding plain proofs to the contrary: O ye house of Israel, I will judge you everyone after his ways;
(See Gill on Ezekiel 18:30).

Ezekiel 33:20 In-Context

18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it.
19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.
20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”
21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!”
22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the LORD was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.

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