Ezekiel 18 · Verse 30

Ezekiel 18:30

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
Ezekiel 18:30, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:30 in other translations

BSBTherefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
WEB“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord GOD. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin.
ASVTherefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
YLTTherefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,
DARBYTherefore I will judge you, house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your snare.
BBEFor this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
WebsterTherefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

What does Ezekiel 18:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:30-32
30-32. As God is to judge them "according to their ways" (Pr 1:31), their only hope is to "repent"; and this is a sure hope, for God takes no delight in judging them in wrath, but graciously desires their salvation on repentance. I will judge you--Though ye cavil, it is a sufficient answer that I, your Judge, declare it so, and will judge you according to My will; and then your cavils must end. Repent--inward conversion (Re 2:5). In the Hebrew there is a play of like sounds, "Turn ye and return." turn yourselves, &c.--the outward fruits of repentance. Not as the Margin, "turn others"; for the parallel clause (Eze 18:31) is, "cast away from you all your transgressions." Perhaps, however, the omission of the object after the verb in the Hebrew implies that both are included: Turn alike yourselves and all whom you can influence. from all ... transgressions--not as if believers are perfect; but they sincerely aim at perfection, so as to be habitually and wilfully on terms with no sin (1Jo 3:6-9): your ruin--literally, "your snare," entangling you in ruin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions - There is still life; still a God that has no pleasure in the death of a sinner. one who is ever ready to give his Holy Spirit to all them that ask him; therefore "repent and turn, so iniquity shall not be your ruin."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:30-32
The Lord will judge each of the Israelites according to his ways. On this is grounded an exhortation to repent, and to make them a new heart and a new spirit. God does not command what cannot be done, but admonishes us to do what is in our power, and to pray for what is not. Ordinances and means are appointed, directions and promises are given, that those who desire this change may seek it from God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 18:30 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.

לָכֵן֩la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
אִ֨ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
כִּדְרָכָ֜יוkid.ra.Khavaccording to ways hisH1870
אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט'esh.PotI will judgeH8199
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
בֵּ֣יתbeitO house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
שׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuturn backH7725
וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.ha.Shi.vuand turn awayH7725
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom allH3605
פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.Khemtransgressions yourH6588
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will becomeH1961
לָכֶ֛םla.Khemfor you
לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹלle.mikh.Shol<into> a stumbling blockH4383
עָוֹֽן\׃'a.VoniniquityH5771

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 18:30

  • Matthew 16:27

    For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 3:2

    And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  • Luke 13:3

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Ezekiel 14:6

    Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

  • Ezekiel 7:3

    Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.

  • Joel 2:12-13

    Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

  • Luke 13:5

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Daniel 9:13

    As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

  • Hosea 12:6

    Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

  • Ezekiel 33:11

    Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Matthew 3:8

    Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
7:3,8,9,27; 33:20; 34:20; Ec 3:17; 12:14; 1Pe 1:17; Re 20:12
every.
Mal 3:18; Mt 16:27; 25:32; 2Co 5:10,11; Ga 6:4,5; Re 22:12
Repent.
21; 14:6; 33:9,11; Da 9:13; Ho 12:6; Joe 2:12,13; Mt 3:2,8
Ac 26:20; Re 2:5,16
yourselves. or, others.
32
so.
21; Lu 13:3,5; Ro 2:5; Jas 1:15; Re 2:21-23

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Context

  • 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?

  • Ezekiel 18:30

    Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

  • 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?

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Ezekiel 18:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, yo os juzgaré á cada uno según sus caminos, oh casa de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová. Convertíos, y volveos de todas vuestras iniquidades; y no os será la iniquidad causa de ruina.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi je vous jugerai, chacun selon ses voies, maison d’Israël, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel. Revenez, et détournez-vous de toutes vos transgressions, et l’iniquité ne vous sera pas une pierre d’achoppement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum werde ich euch richten, Haus Israel, einen jeden nach seinen Wegen, spricht der Herr, Jehova. Kehret um, und wendet euch ab von allen euren Übertretungen, daß es euch nicht ein Anstoß zur Missetat werde;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Idcirco unumquemque juxta vias suas judicabo, domus Israël, ait Dominus Deus. Convertimini, et agite pœnitentiam ab omnibus iniquitatibus vestris, et non erit vobis in ruinam iniquitas.