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Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 33:14

Againe when I shall say vnto the wicked, thou shalt die the death, if he turne from his sinne, and doe that which is lawfull and right,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Condescension of God;   Contingencies;   Death;   God Continued...;   Obedience;   Opportunity;   Penitent;   Repentance;   Responsibility;   Sin;   Wicked (People);   Works;   The Topic Concordance - Death;   Life;   Repentance;   Turning;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wrath;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘So when I tell the wicked person, “You will surely die,” but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right—
Hebrew Names Version
Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
King James Version
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
English Standard Version
Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,' yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right,
New American Standard Bible
"But when I say to the wicked, 'You will certainly die,' and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness,
New Century Version
Or, if I say to the wicked people, ‘You will surely die,' they may stop sinning and do what is right and honest.
Amplified Bible
"But when I say to the wicked, 'You will certainly die,' and he turns from his sin and practices that which is just (fair) and right—
World English Bible
Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But when I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness,
Legacy Standard Bible
But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,' and he turns from his sin and does justice and righteousness,
Berean Standard Bible
So when I tell the wicked man, 'You will surely die,' and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right-
Contemporary English Version
Suppose I warn wicked people that they will die because of their sins, and they stop sinning and start doing right.
Complete Jewish Bible
Likewise, if, after I tell the wicked person, "You must die," he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right —
Darby Translation
And when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die, and he turneth from his sin, and doeth judgment and justice;
Easy-to-Read Version
"Or maybe I will tell some evil people that they will die. But they might change their lives, stop sinning, and begin to live right. They might become good and fair.
George Lamsa Translation
Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and he turns from his sins and does that which is just and right,
Good News Translation
I may warn someone evil that he is going to die, but if he stops sinning and does what is right and good—
Lexham English Bible
And when I say to the wicked, ‘Certainly you will die,' but he returns from his sin and he does justice and righteousness—
Literal Translation
And though I say to the wicked, Dying you shall die; if he turns from his sin and does justice and righteousness,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Agayne, yff I saye to the wicked: thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne fro his synnes, and do the thinge that is laufull and right:
American Standard Version
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
Bible in Basic English
And when I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; if he is turned from his sin and does what is ordered and right;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Again, when I say unto the wicked: Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
King James Version (1611)
Againe, when I say vnto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die, if hee turne from his sinne, and do that which is lawfull and right;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Againe, if I say vnto the wicked, thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne from his sinnes, and do the thing that is lawfull and right,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when I say to the ungodly, Thou shalt surely die; and he shall turn from his sin, and do judgment and justice,
English Revised Version
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe if Y seie to the wickid man, Thou schalt die bi deth, and he doith penaunce for his synne, and doith dom and riytfulnesse,
Update Bible Version
Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turns from his sin, and does that which is lawful and right;
Webster's Bible Translation
Again, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he shall turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
New English Translation
Suppose I say to the wicked, ‘You must certainly die,' but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.
New King James Version
Again, when I say to the wicked, "You shall surely die,' if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right,
New Living Translation
And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right.
New Life Bible
But when I tell the sinful man that he will die, and he turns from his sin and does what is right and good,
New Revised Standard
Again, though I say to the wicked, "You shall surely die," yet if they turn from their sin and do what is lawful and right—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And when I say to the lawless man Thou shalt surely die, but he shall turn from his sin, and do justice and righteousness:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it I shall say to the wicked: Thou shalt surely die: and he do penance for his sin, and do judgment and justice,
Revised Standard Version
Again, though I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' yet if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right,
Young's Literal Translation
And in My saying to the wicked: Thou surely diest, And -- he hath turned back from his sin, And hath done judgment and righteousness,
THE MESSAGE
"‘On the other hand, if I tell a wicked person, "You'll die for your wicked life," and he repents of his sin and starts living a righteous and just life—being generous to the down-and-out, restoring what he had stolen, cultivating life-nourishing ways that don't hurt others—he'll live. He won't die. None of his sins will be kept on the books. He's doing what's right, living a good life. He'll live.

Contextual Overview

10 Therefore, O thou sonne of man, speake vnto the house of Israel, Thus yee speake and say, If our transgressions and our sinnes bee vpon vs, and we are consumed because of them, howe should we then liue? 11 Say vnto them, As I liue, sayeth the Lorde God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turne from his way & liue: turne you, turne you from your euill waies, for why will ye die, O ye house of Israel? 12 Therefore thou sonne of man, saye vnto the children of thy people, The righteousnesse of the righteous shall not deliuer him in the day of his transgression, nor the wickednesse of the wicked shall cause him to fall therein, in the day that he returneth from his wickednesse, neither shal the righteous liue for his righteousnesse in the day that he sinneth. 13 When I shal say vnto the righteous, that he shall surely liue, if he trust to his owne righteousnes, and commit iniquitie, all his righteousnes shal be no more remembred, but for his iniquitie that he hath committed, he shall die for the same. 14 Againe when I shall say vnto the wicked, thou shalt die the death, if he turne from his sinne, and doe that which is lawfull and right, 15 To wit, if the wicked restore the pledge, and giue againe that he had robbed, and walke in the statutes of life, without committing iniquitie, he shall surely liue, and not die. 16 None of his sinnes that he hath comitted, shal be mentioned vnto him: because he hath done that, which is lawful, and right, he shal surely liue. 17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equall: but their owne way is vnequall. 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousnesse, and committeth iniquitie, he shall euen die thereby. 19 But if the wicked returne from his wickednesse, and doe that which is lawfull and right, hee shall liue thereby.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou shalt: Ezekiel 33:8, Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 3:19, Ezekiel 18:27, Isaiah 3:11, Jeremiah 18:7, Jeremiah 18:8, Luke 13:3-5

if he: Proverbs 28:13, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 4:1, Hosea 14:1, Acts 3:19

that which is lawful and right: Heb. judgment and justice, Ezekiel 18:21, Ezekiel 18:27, Micah 6:8, Matthew 9:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:17 - surely Genesis 20:3 - a dead Genesis 20:7 - surely Leviticus 6:7 - make Deuteronomy 6:18 - shalt do Deuteronomy 30:10 - turn unto Psalms 119:59 - turned Jeremiah 36:3 - hear Ezekiel 18:5 - that Ezekiel 33:19 - General Titus 2:12 - denying

Cross-References

Genesis 32:3
Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom:
Genesis 33:2
And he put the maides, and their children formost, and Leah, and her children after, and Rahel, and Ioseph hindermost.
Genesis 33:3
So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.
Genesis 33:19
And there he bought a parcell of ground, where hee pitched his tent, at the hande of the sonnes of Hamor Shechems father, for an hundreth pieces of money.
Deuteronomy 2:1
Then we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernes, by the way of the red Sea, as the Lorde spake vnto me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time.
Judges 5:4
Lorde, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou departedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heauens rained, the cloudes also dropped water.
2 Chronicles 20:10
And now beholde, the children of Ammon and Moab, and mount Seir, by whome thou wouldest not let Israel goe, when they came out of the land of Egypt: but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them not:
Isaiah 40:11
He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme, & cary them in his bosome, and shal guide them wt young.
Ezekiel 25:8
Thus saith the Lord God, Because that Moab and Seir doe say, Beholde, the house of Iudah is like vnto all the heathen,
Mark 4:33
And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again, when I say unto the wicked, thou shalt surely die,.... That is, provided he continues in the same course of life, impenitent and unbelieving:

but if he turn from his sin; repent of it, and forsake it:

and do that which is lawful and right; or "judgment and justice"; do that which is agreeably to the law of God, and what is right between man and man; lives soberly, righteously, and godly, as well as denies ungodliness and worldly lusts; whereby it appears that his repentance is genuine and true.


 
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