Ezekiel 18:9
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 18:9 in other translations
| BSB | He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD. |
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| WEB | has walked in my statutes, and has kept my ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live,” says the Lord GOD. |
| ASV | hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah. |
| YLT | In My statutes he doth walk, And My judgments he hath kept--to deal truly, Righteous is he, he surely liveth, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. |
| DARBY | hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah. |
| BBE | And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord. |
| Webster | Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. |
What does Ezekiel 18:9 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:1-20
God has no respect of persons. (Ezek 18:1-20) The Divine providence is vindicated. (Ezek 18:21-29) A gracious invitation to repentance. (Ezek 18:30-32) Verses 1-20 The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every man was, is, and will be dealt with, as his conduct shows him to have been under the old covenant of works, or the new covenant of grace. Whatever outward sufferings come upon men through the sins…
Ezekiel 18:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 18:9
- Ezekiel 20:11
And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
- Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Amos 5:4
For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
- Deuteronomy 10:12-13
And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
- Romans 1:17
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
- 1 John 2:29
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
- 1 John 3:7
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- Ezekiel 18:17
That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
- Ezekiel 33:15
If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
- Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
- John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- Psalms 119:1-6
א ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17; 20:13; 33:15; 36:27; 37:24; De 4:1; 5:1; 6:1,2; 10:12,13; 11:1
Ne 9:13,14; Ps 19:7-11; 105:44,45; 119:1-6; Lu 1:6; Joh 14:21
Ac 24:16; Jas 1:22-25
is just.
Ps 24:4-6; Hab 2:4; Ro 1:17; Jas 2:18-26; 1Jo 2:29; 3:7
he shall.
20:11; Am 5:4,14,24; Lu 10:27-29
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Context
- Ezekiel 18:8
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
- Ezekiel 18:9
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 18:10
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things,
Ezekiel 18:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | En mis ordenanzas caminare, y guardare mis derechos para hacer verdad, éste es justo: éste vivirá, dice el Señor Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | a marché dans mes statuts, et a gardé mes ordonnances pour agir fidèlement, celui-là est juste: certainement il vivra, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | in meinen Satzungen wandelt und meine Rechte hält, um nach Wahrheit zu handeln: der ist gerecht; er soll gewißlich leben, spricht der Herr, Jehova. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in præceptis meis ambulaverit, et judicia mea custodierit, ut faciat veritatem: hic justus est; vita vivet, ait Dominus Deus. |