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Ezekiel 33:19

In 11 translations

BSB
But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
KJV
But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
WEB
When the wicked turns from his wickedness and does that which is lawful and right, he will live by it.
ASV
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
LSV
And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, || And he has done judgment and righteousness—he lives by them.
YLT
And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.
DBY
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.
DRC
And when the wicked shall depart from his wickedness, and shall do judgments, and justice: be shall live in them.
GNV
But if the wicked returne from his wickednesse, and doe that which is lawfull and right, hee shall liue thereby.
JPS
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
LXXE
And when the sinner turns from his iniquity, and shall do judgment and righteousness, he shall live by them.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּבְשׁ֤וּב רָשָׁע֙ מֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹ וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָ֑ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ה֥וּא יִֽחְיֶֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέψαι τὸν ἁμαρτωλὸν ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιήσει κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην, ἐν αὐτοῖς αὐτὸς ζήσεται.

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  • Ezekiel 18:27–28But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live;…
  • Ezekiel 33:14But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—

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