Ezekiel 18 · Verse 27

Ezekiel 18:27

Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Ezekiel 18:27, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:27 in other translations

BSBBut if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
WEBAgain, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he will save his soul alive.
ASVAgain, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
YLTAnd in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.
DARBYAnd when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive.
BBEAgain, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
WebsterAgain, when a wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

What does Ezekiel 18:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:26-28

26-28. The two last instances repeated in inverse order. God's emphatic statement of His principle of government needs no further proof than the simple statement of it. in them--in the actual sins, which are the manifestations of the principle of "iniquity," mentioned just before.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:21-29

The wicked man would be saved, if he turned from his evil ways. The true penitent is a true believer. None of his former transgressions shall be mentioned unto him, but in the righteousness which he has done, as the fruit of faith and the effect of conversion, he shall surely live. The question is not whether the truly righteous ever become apostates. It is certain that many who for a time were thought to be…

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Ezekiel 18:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.Shuvand when turns awayH7725
רָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563
מֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.Tofrom wickedness hisH7564
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe has doneH6213
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
מִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatjusticeH4941
וּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousnessH6666
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.Sholife hisH5315
יְחַיֶּֽה\׃ye.chai.Yehhe will preserve aliveH2421

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 18:27

  • Ezekiel 18:21

    But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • Isaiah 1:18

    Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

  • Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • Acts 20:21

    Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Matthew 9:13

    But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  • Acts 2:40

    And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

  • Ezekiel 33:5

    He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

  • 1 Timothy 4:16

    Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

  • Acts 26:20

    But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  • Matthew 21:28-32

    But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. …

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when.
21; Isa 1:18; 55:7; Mt 9:13; 21:28-32; Ac 3:19; 20:21; 26:20
he shall.
33:5; Ac 2:40; 1Ti 4:16

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Context

  • Ezekiel 18:26

    When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

  • Ezekiel 18:27

    Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

  • Ezekiel 18:28

    Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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Ezekiel 18:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y apartándose el impío de su impiedad que hizo, y haciendo juicio y justicia, hará vivir su alma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand le méchant se détournera de sa méchanceté qu’il aura commise, et qu’il pratiquera le jugement et la justice, celui-là fera vivre son âme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn aber ein Gesetzloser umkehrt von seiner Gesetzlosigkeit, die er begangen hat, und Recht und Gerechtigkeit übt: er wird seine Seele am Leben erhalten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cum averterit se impius ab impietate sua quam operatus est, et fecerit judicium et justitiam, ipse animam suam vivificabit: