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Ezekiel 18:22
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel addresses the exiled Israelites, explaining the consequences of a wicked person's repentance within a broader discourse on individual responsibility. The words — The Hebrew יִזָּכְרוּ (yizakheru) literally means "they will be remembered," while בְּצִדְקָתוֹ (betzedqato) translates to "for his righteousness." The thread — This theme of forgiven transgressions and righteous life appears in Micah 7:19, Isaiah 43:25, and Ezekiel 33:16. Why it lands — The text states that past sins will not be counted against a repentant person, requiring the reader to accept that present conduct, not past record, determines the outcome.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Cross-references
- Micah 7:19 He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Ezekiel 33:16 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
- Psalms 18:20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
- 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 the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
- Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
- Jeremiah 50:20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
- Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 8:12 For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
- 1 Kings 17:18 “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”