Ezekiel 33:20
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Ezekiel 33:20 in other translations
| BSB | Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.” |
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| WEB | Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.’” |
| ASV | Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. |
| YLT | And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.' |
| DARBY | Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. |
| BBE | And still you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O children of Israel, I will be your judge, giving to everyone the reward of his ways. |
| Webster | Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. |
What does Ezekiel 33:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 33:10-20
Those who despaired of finding mercy with God, are answered with a solemn declaration of God's readiness to show mercy. The ruin of the city and state was determined, but that did not relate to the final state of persons. God says to the righteous, that he shall surely live. But many who have made profession, have been ruined by proud confidence in themselves. Man trusts to his own righteousness, and presuming on…
Ezekiel 33:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 33:20
- 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 18:25
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
- Psalms 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- Revelation 20:12-15
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
- Proverbs 19:3
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- Revelation 22:12
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
- Ezekiel 33:17
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
- John 5:29
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
- Ezekiel 18:29-30
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? 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.
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Context
- Ezekiel 33:19
But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
- Ezekiel 33:20
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
- Ezekiel 33:21
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
Ezekiel 33:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijisteis: No es recta la vía del Señor. Yo os juzgaré, oh casa de Israel, á cada uno conforme á sus caminos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et vous dites: La voie du Seigneur n’est pas réglée. Je vous jugerai, chacun selon ses voies, maison d’Israël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und doch sprechet ihr: Der Weg Jehovas ist nicht recht. Ich werde euch richten, einen jeden nach seinen Wegen, Haus Israel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dicitis: Non est recta via Domini. Unumquemque juxta vias suas judicabo de vobis, domus Israël. |