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Ezekiel 14:20 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ezekiel 14:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 14 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.”
Ezekiel 14:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 14:20
God declares: 'Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.' This stark declaration emphasizes that individual righteousness cannot save others when corporate judgment comes. The three named men represent exceptional piety—Noah (Genesis 6-9), Daniel (contemporary with Ezekiel, Daniel 1-6), and Job (Job 1-42)—yet even their righteousness would only save themselves.The phrase 'neither son nor daughter' emphasizes that even parental righteousness cannot transfer ...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 14:20
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“Noah”
“and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God”
“reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh”
“But in every nation he that feareth him”
“as I live”
“you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.”
“Say ye to the righteous”
“in seven there shall no evil touch you.”
“all you humble of the land”
“All his transgressions that he hath committed”