Ezekiel 33:20

Translations

Modern

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not balanced!’ Each man—according to his ways will I judge you, O house of Israel.”

Latin

Et dicitis: Non est recta via Domini. Unumquemque juxta vias suas judicabo de vobis, domus Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

Notes

Ezekiel 33:17–20

The way of the Lord is not just: People thought it was wrong for God to use Babylon to destroy Jerusalem. The Lord quickly corrected this idea (Ezekiel 33:18).
their way that is not just: The people's mistake was refusing to repent and accusing God of being unjust.
I will judge each of you according to his ways: The Lord's judgment is never random but matches their sins. If they repent, trust the Lord for salvation, and act justly and rightly, they have hope for the future (compare Ephesians 2:8–10).

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Judgment of His People

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Ezekiel 18:25
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Ezekiel 18:29–30
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
John 5:29
…and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Psalm 62:12
…and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Ezekiel 33:17
Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
Revelation 20:12–15
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Proverbs 19:3
A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Condescension of God: Expostulates with Backsliding Israel Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Scoffing: General Scriptures Concerning The Justice of God: Denied by the Ungodly

Ezekiel 33:20

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