Ezekiel 33:15 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 33:15

if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die.

BSB

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ASV

if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

KJV

If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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Commentary

2 voices

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,

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He repents not of his repentance, nor returns to the commission of those gross sins which he before allowed himself in. [3.] He that does thus repent and return shall escape the ruin he was running into, and his former sins shall be no prejudice to his acceptance with God. Let him not pine away in his iniquity, for, if he confess and forsake it, he shall find mercy.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
חֲבֹ֨ל	cha.Vol	a pledge	H2258 →
יָשִׁ֤יב	ya.Shiv	he will return	H7725 →
רָשָׁע֙	ra.Sha'	a wicked [person]	H7563 →
גְּזֵלָ֣ה	ge.ze.Lah	robbery	H1500 →
יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם	ye.sha.Lem	he will repay	H7999 →
בְּחֻקּ֤וֹת	be.chu.Kot	in [the] statutes of	H2708 →
הַֽחַיִּים֙	ha.chai.Yim	<the> life	H2416 →
הָלַ֔ךְ	ha.Lakh	he walks	H1980 →
לְבִלְתִּ֖י	le.vil.Ti	to not	H1115 →
עֲשׂ֣וֹת	a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
עָ֑וֶל	'A.vel	unrighteousness	H5766 →
חָי֥וֹ	cha.Yo	certainly <live>	H2421 →
יִֽחְיֶ֖ה	yich.Yeh	he will live	H2421 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
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
Luke 19:8
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:6
  Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
- Numbers 5:7
  and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
- Luke 18:22–23
  On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Luke 12:33
  Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
- Leviticus 6:1–6
  And the LORD said to Moses,
Through
Psalms 119:93
I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
leads to
- Psalms 119:50
  This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
- Psalms 119:16
  I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Through
Ezekiel 18:7
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
leads to
- Ezekiel 18:16
  He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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