Ezekiel 33:13 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 33:13

If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

BSB

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ASV

When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die.

KJV

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 34 (604)

If you are righteous, fear his wrath lest you slip; if you are a sinner, believe in his mercy so that you can arise. But see, we have already fallen, we are not strong enough to stand, we lie prostrate in our evil desires. He who created us to be upright still waits, and he appeals to us to rise. He opens up his heart of love and seeks to get us back to himself again through repentance.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

So the case is put here: If he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, and come to make a trade of sin--if he not only take a false step, but turn aside into a false way and persist in it. This may possibly be the case of a righteous man, and it is the effect of his trusting to his own righteousness.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here is a particular message sent to those who yet remained in the land of Israel, and (which is very strange) grew secure there, and confident that they should take root there again, to tell them that their hopes would fail them because they persisted in their sins,

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּאָמְרִ֤י	be.'a.me.Ri	when say I	H559 →
לַצַּדִּיק֙	la.tza.Dik	to the righteous [person]	H6662 →
חָיֹ֣ה	cha.Yoh	certainly <live>	H2421 →
יִֽחְיֶ֔ה	yich.Yeh	he will live	H2421 →
וְהֽוּא־	ve.hu'-	and he	H1931 →
בָטַ֥ח	va.Tach	he relies	H982 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
צִדְקָת֖וֹ	tzid.ka.To	righteousness his	H6666 →
וְעָ֣שָׂה	ve.'A.sah	and he will do	H6213 →
עָ֑וֶל	'A.vel	unrighteousness	H5766 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
צִדְקֹתָיו֙	tzid.ka.tov	righteousness<es> his	H6666 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה	ti.za.Khar.nah	they will be remembered	H2142 →
וּבְעַוְל֥וֹ	u.ve.'av.Lo	and in unrighteousness his	H5766 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
עָשָׂ֖ה	'a.Sah	he has done	H6213 →
בּ֥וֹ	bo	in it
יָמֽוּת׃	ya.Mut	he will die	H4191 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:38
But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
leads to
- Galatians 3:11
  Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Habakkuk 2:4
  Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—
- Romans 1:17
  For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Psalms 85:8
  I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
- Hebrews 6:4–6
  It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
Through
Ezekiel 18:4
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
leads to
- Ezekiel 18:20
  The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of…
- Romans 6:23
  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Through
Ezekiel 18:24
But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of…
leads to
- Ezekiel 33:12–13
  Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel