Ezekiel 18 · Verse 28

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.
Ezekiel 18:28, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:28 in other translations

BSBBecause he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
WEBBecause he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.
ASVBecause he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
YLTAnd he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,
DARBYBecause he considereth, and turneth from all his transgressions which he hath committed, he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
BBEBecause he had fear and was turned away from all the wrong which he had done, life will certainly be his, death will not be his fate.
WebsterBecause he considereth and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

What does Ezekiel 18:28 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 18:28 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּרְאֶ֣הvai.yir.'Ehand he sawH7200
וַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovand he turned awayH7725
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom allH3605
פְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'Avtransgressions hisH6588
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
חָי֥וֹcha.Yocertainly <live>H2421
יִחְיֶ֖הyich.Yehhe will liveH2421
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

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Cross references for Ezekiel 18:28

  • Deuteronomy 32:29

    O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

  • Luke 15:17-18

    And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

  • James 2:10-12

    For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.

  • Colossians 3:5-9

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. …

  • Ezekiel 12:3

    Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.

  • Ezekiel 18:31

    Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Titus 2:14

    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  • Psalms 119:59

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

  • Jeremiah 31:18-20

    I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 119:1

    א ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

  • Psalms 119:6

    Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he considereth.
14; 12:3; De 32:29; Ps 119:1,6,59; Jer 31:18-20; Lu 15:17,18
turneth.
21,31; 33:12; 1Sa 7:3,4; Col 3:5-9; Tit 2:14; Jas 2:10-12

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 18:29

    Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

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Ezekiel 18:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque miró, y apartóse de todas sus prevaricaciones que hizo, de cierto vivirá, no morirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Puisqu’il prend garde, et se détourne de toutes ses transgressions qu’il a commises, certainement il vivra, il ne mourra point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sieht er es ein und kehrt er um von allen seinen Übertretungen, die er begangen hat, so soll er gewißlich leben, er soll nicht sterben. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
considerans enim, et avertens se ab omnibus iniquitatibus suis quas operatus est, vita vivet, et non morietur.