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Ezekiel 18:25

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.Temand you sayH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.Khenit is correctH8505 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870 →
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-listenH8085 →
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994 →
בֵּ֣יתbeitO house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.Ki¿ way myH1870 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִתָּכֵ֔ןyi.ta.Khenis it correctH8505 →
הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
דַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.Khemways yourH1870 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃yi.ta.Khe.nuare they correctH8505 →

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Ezekiel 33:17Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.Malachi 3:13–15“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’Psalms 17:2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.Malachi 2:17You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?Ezekiel 33:20Yet 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.”Zephaniah 3:5The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.Romans 2:2And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.Ezekiel 18:29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?Job 33:12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.Romans 2:5–6But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.Psalms 50:6And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. SelahJob 32:2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.Jeremiah 2:29–37Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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