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 Portanto tu, filho do homem, dize à casa de Israel: Assim vós tendes falado: Nossas transgressões e nossos pecados estão sobre nós, e por causa deles estamos desfalecendo; como então viveremos?
11 Dize-lhes: Vivo eu, diz o Senhor DEUS, que não tenho prazer na morte do perverso, mas sim em que o perverso se converta de seu caminho, e viva. Convertei-vos! Convertei-vos de vossos caminhos; por que razão morrereis, ó casa de Israel?
12 Portanto tu, filho do homem, dize aos filhos de teu povo: A justiça do justo não o livrará no dia em que ele transgredir; e quanto à perversidade do perverso não o fará cair no dia em que ele se converter de sua perversidade; e o justo não poderá viver por sua [justiça] , no dia que pecar.
13 Quando eu ao justo: Certamente viverá, e ele, confiante em sua justiça, passar a praticar perversidade, todas suas justiças não serão lembradas, mas na perversidade que fez, por ela morrerá.
14 E quando eu disser ao perverso: Certamente morrerás; se ele se converter de seu pecado, e praticar juízo e justiça,
What Does Ezekiel 33:12 Mean?
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