Ezekiel 33:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 33:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 33:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You, son of man, tell the children of your people, ‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him in the day of his disobedience. And as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not fall by it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither will he who is righteous be able to live by it in the day that he sins.”
Ezekiel 33:12 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 33:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.”
Ezekiel 33:12 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 33:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And thou, son of man, say unto the sons of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous doth not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And the wickedness of the wicked, He doth not stumble for it in the day of his turning from his wickedness, And the righteous is not able to live in it in the day of his sinning.”
Ezekiel 33:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 33:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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; and 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 thereby in the day that he sinneth.”
Ezekiel 33:12 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 33:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore thou sonne of man, saye vnto the children of thy people, The righteousnesse of the righteous shall not deliuer him in the day of his transgression, nor the wickednesse of the wicked shall cause him to fall therein, in the day that he returneth from his wickednesse, neither shall the righteous liue for his righteousnesse in the day that he sinneth.”
Ezekiel 33:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 33:12 in Context — Ezekiel 33
10 Et toi, fils de l’homme, dis à la maison d’Israël: Vous dites: Nos transgressions et nos péchés sont sur nous, et c’est à cause d’eux que nous sommes frappés de langueur; comment pourrions-nous vivre?
11 Dis-leur: je suis vivant! Dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel, ce que je désire, ce n’est pas que le méchant meure, c’est qu’il change de conduite et qu’il vive. Revenez, revenez de votre mauvaise voie; et pourquoi mourriez-vous, maison d’Israël?
12 Et toi, fils de l’homme, dis aux enfants de ton peuple: La justice du juste ne le sauvera pas au jour de sa transgression; et le méchant ne tombera pas par sa méchanceté le jour où il s’en détournera, de même que le juste ne pourra pas vivre par sa justice au jour de sa transgression.
13 Lorsque je dis au juste qu’il vivra, s’il se confie dans sa justice et commet l’iniquité, toute sa justice sera oubliée, et il mourra à cause de l’iniquité qu’il a commise.
14 Lorsque je dis au méchant: Tu mourras! S’il revient de son péché et pratique la droiture et la justice,
What Does Ezekiel 33:12 Mean?
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