But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)