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Ezekiel 33:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.
- 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.
- LSV
- And the sons of your people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, || As for them—their way is not pondered.
- YLT
- And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them — their way is not pondered.
- DBY
- Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
- DRC
- And the children of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not equitable: whereas their own way is unjust.
- GNV
- Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equall: but their owne way is vnequall.
- JPS
- Yet the children of thy people say: The way of the Lord is not equal; but as for them, their way is not equal.
- LXXE
- Yet the children of thy people will say, The way of the Lord is not straight: whereas this their way is not straight.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְאָמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֔ לֹ֥א יִתָּכֵ֖ן דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֲדֹנָ֑י וְהֵ֖מָּה דַּרְכָּ֥ם לֹֽא־יִתָּכֵֽן׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐροῦσιν οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου, οὐκ εὐθεῖα ἡ ὁδὸς τοῦ Κυρίου· καὶ αὕτη ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτῶν οὐκ εὐθεῖα.
Who and where
👤 God◆ Prophecies of Ezekiel
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
EqualOpportunityJustice of God, TheCondescension of GodEzekiel, Book ofResponsibilityWorksInfidelityBlasphemyTeach; Teacher; Teaching
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 25:24–26Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out…
- Ezekiel 18:29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
- Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
- Job 40:8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
- Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
- Ezekiel 33:20Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
- Luke 19:21–22For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’ His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that…
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