King James Version
Ezekiel 33:16 in the King James Version says “None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he sha...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.”
Ezekiel 33:16 · 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; that: Heb. judgment and justice
If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“None of his sins”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that he hath committed”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“shall be mentioned”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“that which is lawful”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“and right”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
“unto him he hath done”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“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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