15 if a wicked man restores a pledge, (A)pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the (B)statutes [a]which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16 (C)None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall surely live.

17 “Yet [b]your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:15 Lit of life
  2. Ezekiel 33:17 Lit the sons of your people

15 if they give back what they took in pledge(A) for a loan, return what they have stolen,(B) follow the decrees that give life, and do no evil—that person will surely live; they will not die.(C) 16 None of the sins(D) that person has committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.(E)

17 “Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.

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