Ezekiel - 33:19

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19 When the wicked turns from his wickedness, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 33:19.

Differing Translations

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But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
And when the wicked shall depart from his wickedness, and shall do judgments, and justice: be shall live in them.
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.
But if the wicked shall turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, for that he shall live.
And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.
And when the evil man, turning away from his evil-doing, does what is ordered and right, he will get life by it.
And when the impious man will have withdrawn from his impiety, and have done judgment and justice, he shall live by these.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

He shall live thereby - "The wages of sin is death;" the "gift of God is eternal life." It is a miserable trade by which a man cannot live; such a trade is sin.

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

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