Ezekiel 33:11-12,14,17,20
Ezekiel 33:11-13 The Message (MSG)
“Tell them, ‘As sure as I am the living God, I take no pleasure from the death of the wicked. I want the wicked to change their ways and live. Turn your life around! Reverse your evil ways! Why die, Israel?’ “There’s more, son of man. Tell your people, ‘A good person’s good life won’t save him when he decides to rebel, and a bad person’s bad life won’t prevent him from repenting of his rebellion. A good person who sins can’t expect to live when he chooses to sin. It’s true that I tell good people, “Live! Be alive!” But if they trust in their good deeds and turn to evil, that good life won’t amount to a hill of beans. They’ll die for their evil life.
Ezekiel 33:14-16 The Message (MSG)
“‘On the other hand, if I tell a wicked person, “You’ll die for your wicked life,” and he repents of his sin and starts living a righteous and just life—being generous to the down-and-out, restoring what he had stolen, cultivating life-nourishing ways that don’t hurt others—he’ll live. He won’t die. None of his sins will be kept on the books. He’s doing what’s right, living a good life. He’ll live.
Ezekiel 33:17-19 The Message (MSG)
“‘Your people say, “The Master’s way isn’t fair.” But it’s the way they’re living that isn’t fair. When good people turn back from living good lives and plunge into sin, they’ll die for it. And when a wicked person turns away from his wicked life and starts living a just and righteous life, he’ll come alive.
Ezekiel 33:20 The Message (MSG)
“‘Still, you keep on saying, “The Master’s way isn’t fair.” We’ll see, Israel. I’ll decide on each of you exactly according to how you live.’” * * *
Ezekiel 33:11-12 King James Version (KJV)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
Ezekiel 33:14 King James Version (KJV)
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right
Ezekiel 33:17 King James Version (KJV)
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
Ezekiel 33:20 King James Version (KJV)
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Ezekiel 33:11-12 New International Version (NIV)
Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’ “Therefore, son of man, say to your people, ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.’
Ezekiel 33:14 New International Version (NIV)
And if I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but they then turn away from their sin and do what is just and right
Ezekiel 33:17 New International Version (NIV)
“Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
Ezekiel 33:20 New International Version (NIV)
Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 New King James Version (NKJV)
Say to them: ‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’
Ezekiel 33:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Again, when I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ if he turns from his sin and does what is lawful and right
Ezekiel 33:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
“Yet the children of your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair!
Ezekiel 33:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel? “And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins.
Ezekiel 33:14 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right
Ezekiel 33:17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
“Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just,’ when it is their own way that is not just.
Ezekiel 33:20 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Say to them, ‘As I live!’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’ And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, ‘The righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’
Ezekiel 33:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices justice and righteousness
Ezekiel 33:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“Yet your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right.
Ezekiel 33:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 New Century Version (NCV)
Say to them: ‘The Lord GOD says: As surely as I live, I do not want any who are wicked to die. I want them to stop doing evil and live. Stop! Stop your wicked ways! You don’t want to die, do you, people of Israel?’ “Human, say to your people: ‘The goodness of those who do right will not save them when they sin. The evil of wicked people will not cause them to be punished if they stop doing it. If good people sin, they will not be able to live by the good they did earlier.’
Ezekiel 33:14 New Century Version (NCV)
Or, if I say to the wicked people, ‘You will surely die,’ they may stop sinning and do what is right and honest.
Ezekiel 33:17 New Century Version (NCV)
“Your people say: ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their own ways that are not fair.
Ezekiel 33:20 New Century Version (NCV)
You still say: ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Israel, I will judge all of you by your own ways.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 American Standard Version (ASV)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.
Ezekiel 33:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right
Ezekiel 33:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
Ezekiel 33:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Ezekiel 33:11-12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ And you, son of man, say to the sons of your people, ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stagger because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness, whereas a righteous man will not be able to live because of his [previous acts of] righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’
Ezekiel 33:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will certainly die,’ and he turns from his sin and practices that which is just (fair) and right
Ezekiel 33:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Yet your people [who are in exile in Babylon] say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right;’ but as for them, it is their own way that is not right.
Ezekiel 33:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ O house of Israel, I will judge you, every one [of you] in accordance with his own ways!”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 New Living Translation (NLT)
As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die? “Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins.
Ezekiel 33:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
And suppose I tell some wicked people that they will surely die, but then they turn from their sins and do what is just and right.
Ezekiel 33:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
“Your people are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right,’ but it is they who are not doing what’s right.
Ezekiel 33:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
O people of Israel, you are saying, ‘The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.”
Ezekiel 33:11-12 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Say to them, ‘As surely as I, Lord YAHWEH, exist—I take no delight in the death of the wicked, but I delight in seeing them turn from their ways so they can live. So, repent and turn from your evil ways. People of Israel, why would you want to die? Turn and come back to me!’ “Son of man, say to your people, ‘All the good things a good person has done will not be any help if that one decides to turn to sin. And all the sins of an evil person will not destroy him if the evildoer decides to repent and turn from sin. If the righteous turns to sin, the righteous person will not be able to live because of past righteous deeds.’
Ezekiel 33:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
If, however, I say to a wicked person: ‘You will certainly die,’ but then the wicked turns away from sin and does what is just and right