Ezekiel 33:19

19 And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.

Ezekiel 33:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:19

But if the wicked turn from his wickedness
(See Gill on Ezekiel 18:27).

Ezekiel 33:19 In-Context

17 And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them -- their way is not pondered.

18 In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity -- he dieth for it.

19 And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.

20 And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.'

21 And it cometh to pass, in the twelfth year -- in the tenth [month], in the fifth of the month -- of our removal, come in unto me doth one who is escaped from Jerusalem, saying, `The city hath been smitten.'