King James Version
Ezekiel 18:9 in the King James Version says “Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord ...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 18:9 · KJV
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, robber: or, breaker up of an house that doeth: or, that doeth to his brother besides any of these
And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Hath walked”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“my judgments”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“and hath kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“he shall surely”
H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
“he shall surely”
H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
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