Ezekiel 18:9

Translations

Modern

He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.

Traditional

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

Literal

In My statutes, he walks and he keeps My ordinances, to act in faithfulness; he is righteous, and he will surely live, a declaration of the Lord YHWH.

Latin

…in præceptis meis ambulaverit, et judicia mea custodierit, ut faciat veritatem: hic justus est; vita vivet, ait Dominus Deus.

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Hebrew

English

He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.

Notes

Ezekiel 18:5–9

God's justice is shown through a case study of three imagined generations. In the first generation, a righteous man faithfully worships the Lord, stays sexually pure, and treats others fairly. A person who lives this way does not need to fear God's 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:

a worthless vine (Ezekiel 15);
a faithless wife (Ezekiel 16);
a vine and two eagles (Ezekiel 17);
Sour grapes (Ezekiel 18);
a lion and her cubs (Ezekiel 19);
a sword (Ezekiel 21);
two corrupt sisters (Ezekiel 23); and
a cooking pot (Ezekiel 24).

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

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People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Banker, Banking Debt Ezekiel, Book of Proverbs, Book of Sin

Topics

Asking for Money Children: Not Punished for Parents' Sake Interest Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Justice: Saints should Always Do Responsibility: According to Privilege Righteous: Described Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Righteousness: Fruits of Usury or Interest: True and Faithful Israelites Never Took, from Their Brethren Works: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To

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