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16 None of the sins he has committed will be counted[a] against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

17 “Yet your people[b] say, ‘The behavior[c] of the Lord is not right,’[d] when it is their behavior that is not right. 18 When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:16 tn Heb “remembered.”
  2. Ezekiel 33:17 tn Heb “the sons of your people.”
  3. Ezekiel 33:17 tn Heb “way.”
  4. Ezekiel 33:17 tn The Hebrew verb translated “is (not) right” has the basic meaning of “to measure.” For a similar concept, see Ezek 18:25, 29.

16 None of the sins(A) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(B)

17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil,(C) they will die for it.(D)

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