Ezekiel 33:12
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 33
“Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.”Ezekiel 33:12
What Does Ezekiel 33:12 Mean?
Ezekiel 33:12 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 33, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Righteousness.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 33:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 7:14“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”Ezekiel 3:20“Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Ezekiel 18:24“But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.”Ezekiel 33:18“When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.”Romans 3:25“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”1 Kings 8:48“And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:”Ezekiel 3:11“And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.”Ezekiel 18:21“But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.”Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:”Matthew 21:28“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.”1 John 2:1“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”Proverbs 2:13“Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;”Jeremiah 34:16“But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.”Ezekiel 18:28“Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.”Amos 5:7“Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,”
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