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Ezekiel 18

Ezekiel 18:22

The Soul Who Sins Will Die · Ezekiel 18:1–32
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Translations

Modern
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Traditional
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Literal
All the transgressions that he has done will not be remembered against him; because of the righteousness that he has done, he will live.
Latin
Omnium iniquitatum ejus quas operatus est, non recordabor: in justitia sua quam operatus est, vivet.

Original

Hebrew
English
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.

Notes

Ezekiel 18:21–24

Ezekiel gives two more examples.

First, wicked people (those who do evil) who turn away from their sins can receive God’s forgiveness.

Second, righteous people (those who live in a right way before God) who begin to sin will face judgment.

Ezekiel 15:1–24:14

This section includes eight metaphors, each showing from a different angle the certainty of Jerusalem's upcoming judgment. The images are of:

  1. a worthless vine (Ezekiel 15);

  2. a faithless wife (Ezekiel 16);

  3. a vine and two eagles (Ezekiel 17);

  4. Sour grapes (Ezekiel 18);

  5. a lion and her cubs (Ezekiel 19);

  6. a sword (Ezekiel 21);

  7. two corrupt sisters (Ezekiel 23); and

  8. a cooking pot (Ezekiel 24).

Events

Glossary

Conversion Death Ezekiel, Book of Proverbs, Book of Sin

Topics

Children: Not Punished for Parents' Sake Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Judgment: The General Pardon: Expressed by not Mentioning Transgression Penitent: Promises To Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Responsibility: According to Privilege Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning Sin: Forgiveness of