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If they do this, then they will surely live and not die. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Standard Version</a> if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—then he will surely live; he will not die. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33.htm">King James Bible</a> If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/33.htm">New King James Version</a> if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> if a wicked person returns a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing injustice, he shall certainly live; he shall not die. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he will surely live; he shall not die. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes of life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> if a wicked man returns [what he took as] a pledge, pays back what he had taken by robbery, walks in the statutes which ensure life, without committing injustice, he will certainly live; he will not die. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without committing injustice—he will certainly live; he will not die. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will not die. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> For example, they need to return anything they have taken as security for a loan and anything they have stolen. Then if they stop doing evil and start obeying my Law, they will live. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He returns the security for a loan, pays back everything he stole, lives by the rules of life, and does nothing evil. Then he will certainly live. He will not die. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> for example, if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole--if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but live. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> returning what has been placed as collateral for a loan, paying back what he has taken, following the regulations that promote life, and committing no iniquity, he will certainly live, and not die. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> if he restores a pledge, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity?then he will surely live; he will not die. <a href="/net/ezekiel/33.htm">NET Bible</a> He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live--he will not die. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If the wicked shall restore the pledge, give again that which he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/web/ezekiel/33.htm">World English Bible</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity, he will surely live. He will not die. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> (The wicked restores a pledge, he repays [for] plunder), "" He has walked in the statutes of life, "" So as not to do perversity, "" He surely lives—he does not die. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> (The pledge the wicked restoreth, plunder he repayeth,) In the statutes of life he hath walked, So as not to do perversity, He surely liveth -- he doth not die. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The unjust shall turn back the pledge he shall restore the spoil, going in the laws of the living not to do evil; living, he shall live, he shall not die.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if that wicked man restore the pledge, and render what he had robbed, and walk in the commandments of life, and do no unjust thing: he shall surely live, and shall not die. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and if that impious man returns the collateral, and repays what he has taken by force, and if he walks in the commandments of life, and does not do anything unjust, then he shall certainly live, and he shall not die. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Bible</a> returning pledges, restoring stolen goods, walking by statutes that bring life, doing nothing wrong—they shall surely live; they shall not die. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give back what they have taken by robbery, and walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity—they shall surely live, they shall not die.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he shall restore the pledge which he has taken and return what he has acquired unjustly and walk in the commandments of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the tent that he has taken he shall return, and for the thing that he stole he shall pay, and he shall walk in the commandments of life, and he shall not do evil, he shall certainly live, and he shall not die<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> if the wicked restore the pledge, give back that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and return the pledge, and repay that which he has robbed, and walk in the ordinances of life, so as to do no wrong; he shall surely live, and shall not die. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9713" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm">The Message of the Watchman</a> …14But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right— 15<a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">if he</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">restores</a> <a href="/hebrew/2258.htm" title="2258: ḥă·ḇōl (N-ms) -- A pledge. Or chabolah; from chabal; a pawn.">a pledge,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: yə·šal·lêm (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">makes restitution</a> <a href="/hebrew/1500.htm" title="1500: gə·zê·lāh (N-fs) -- Plunder, spoil. Feminine of gazel and mean the same.">for what he has stolen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and walks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2708.htm" title="2708: bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Something prescribed, an enactment, statute. Feminine of choq, and meaning substantially the same.">in the statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ha·ḥay·yîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of life</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">practicing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5766.htm" title="5766: ‘ā·wel (N-ms) -- Injustice, unrighteousness. Or lavel; and lavlah; or owlah; or.olah; from aval; evil.">iniquity—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ḥā·yōw (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">then he will surely live;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: yiḥ·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die.</a> 16None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8-9</a> But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” / Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a> Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. <a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a> He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a> Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. <a href="/james/2-14.htm">James 2:14-17</a> What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? / Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? ... <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a> First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Jeremiah 7:5-7</a> For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, / if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, / then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Matthew 5:23-24</a> So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a> He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a> Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Zechariah 8:16-17</a> These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates, / do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD. <a href="/1_john/3-7.htm">1 John 3:7</a> Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Leviticus 6:4-5</a> once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found, / or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.<a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7,12,16</a> And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; … <a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26,27</a> If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: … <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Deuteronomy 24:6,10-13,17</a> No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge… give<a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Exodus 22:1-4</a> If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep… <a href="/leviticus/6-2.htm">Leviticus 6:2-5</a> If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; … <a href="/numbers/5-6.htm">Numbers 5:6-8</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; … walk<a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11,13,21</a> And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them… <a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a> Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.<a href="/psalms/119-93.htm">Psalm 119:93</a> I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.he shall<a href="/ezekiel/18-27.htm">Ezekiel 18:27,28</a> Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive… <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12-14</a> And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Die</a> <a href="/psalms/119-122.htm">Ensure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-31.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-12.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-18.htm">Repayeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Restoreth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-17.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Debt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">Ensure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/daniel/2-24.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/john/5-20.htm">Lets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/daniel/6-13.htm">Pays</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Perversity</a> <a href="/amos/2-8.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">Repayeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Restores</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Restoreth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Returns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Robbed</a> <a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-5.htm">Stolen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-16.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-19.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-18.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 33</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/33-1.htm">According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel is admonished of his duty</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">He maintains his justice</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem </a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">he prophecies the desolation of the land</a> 30. <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Restoring a pledge signifies repentance and a commitment to justice and righteousness. This act aligns with the Mosaic Law, which emphasized the importance of returning what was taken as a pledge, especially if it was essential for the debtor's survival (<a href="/exodus/22-26.htm">Exodus 22:26-27</a>). The restoration of a pledge is a tangible demonstration of repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.makes restitution for what he has stolen Restitution involves compensating for wrongs committed, particularly theft. The Law of Moses required not only the return of stolen goods but often additional compensation (<a href="/leviticus/6.htm">Leviticus 6:1-5</a>). This principle underscores the biblical theme of justice and reconciliation. Making restitution is a critical step in the process of repentance, reflecting a genuine change of heart and a desire to restore relationships. It echoes the New Testament account of Zacchaeus, who, upon encountering Jesus, pledged to repay fourfold what he had defrauded (<a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a>).and walks in the statutes of life The "statutes of life" refer to God's commandments, which are designed to lead to life and blessing (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-16</a>). Walking in these statutes implies a lifestyle of obedience and alignment with God's will. This phrase highlights the biblical concept that true life is found in following God's ways, contrasting with the path of sin that leads to death. It reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience results in life and prosperity.without practicing iniquity Iniquity refers to moral wrongdoing or sin. To live without practicing iniquity means to abstain from habitual sin and to pursue righteousness. This phrase emphasizes the transformation expected in a repentant individual, moving from a life characterized by sin to one marked by holiness. It aligns with the New Testament teaching that those who are in Christ are new creations, called to live in righteousness (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>, <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">Ephesians 4:24</a>).then he will surely live; he will not die This promise of life is both physical and spiritual, reflecting the covenant blessings of obedience. In the context of Ezekiel, it reassures the exiles that repentance leads to restoration and life, even amidst judgment. The assurance "he will not die" echoes the broader biblical narrative where obedience to God results in life, while rebellion leads to death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). This promise also foreshadows the ultimate life offered through Jesus Christ, who provides eternal life to those who believe in Him (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place of exile for the Israelites, representing a period of judgment and reflection. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who calls His people to repentance and offers them life through obedience. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man.htm">The Wicked Man</a> Represents any individual who has turned away from sin and seeks to live according to God's statutes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_repentance.htm">Restoration and Repentance</a> True repentance involves not just a change of heart but also tangible actions, such as restoring what was wrongfully taken. <a href="/topical/w/walking_in_obedience.htm">Walking in Obedience</a> Living according to God's statutes is a daily commitment that requires intentionality and discipline. <a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_life.htm">The Promise of Life</a> God promises life to those who turn from their wicked ways and follow His commands, offering hope and redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a> Being accountable to God's laws and to others is crucial in maintaining a life free from iniquity. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_action.htm">Transformation through Action</a> Genuine transformation is evidenced by actions that align with God's will, demonstrating a life changed by His grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 33</a> <a href="/q/what_marks_the_triumphal_entry.htm">Why did Jesus prioritize sinners over the righteous?</a> <a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_demand_execution_in_2_chron_15_13.htm">Why would a loving God demand the execution of anyone who refused to seek Him (2 Chronicles 15:13), conflicting with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - If the wicked restore the pledge. In <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7, 12, 16</a>, this and its opposite had been grouped with other forms of good and evil. Here it stands out in solitary preeminence. The reason may possibly be found in the fact that a time of exile and suffering was likely to make the sin, which the penitent thus showed that he had renounced, a specially common one. The starving man pledged his garment or his tools for the loan of money or of food at a price far below its value. There was a real self-sacrifice, a proof of the power of the faith that worketh by love, when the creditor restored it. The primary duty, when a man turned from evil, was, as far as in him lay, to overcome his besetting sin and make restitution for the past. Compare the words of the Baptist (<a href="/luke/3-12.htm">Luke 3:12-14</a>), and those of Zacchaeus (<a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Luke 19:8</a>). The statutes of life. The words are used as in <a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11</a> and <a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a>, on the assumption that, if a man kept the statutes, he should (in the highest sense of the word) live in them. It was reserved for the fuller illumination of St. Paul, taught by a representative experience to proclaim the higher truth that the Law, ordained for life, was yet the minister of condemnation and death unless there was something higher than itself to complete the work which it could only begin (<a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Romans 7:10</a>; <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3</a>; comp. also <a href="/hebrews/7-19.htm">Hebrews 7:19</a>). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>if he רָשָׁע֙ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person restores יָשִׁ֤יב (yā·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again a pledge, חֲבֹ֨ל (ḥă·ḇōl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2258.htm">Strong's 2258: </a> A pledge makes restitution יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם (yə·šal·lêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate for what he has stolen, גְּזֵלָ֣ה (gə·zê·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1500.htm">Strong's 1500: </a> Robbery, plunder and walks הָלַ֔ךְ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in the statutes בְּחֻקּ֤וֹת (bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2708.htm">Strong's 2708: </a> Something prescribed, an enactment, statute of life הַֽחַיִּים֙ (ha·ḥay·yîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life without לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until practicing עֲשׂ֣וֹת (‘ă·śō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make iniquity— עָ֑וֶל (‘ā·wel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5766.htm">Strong's 5766: </a> Injustice, unrighteousness he will surely live; חָי֥וֹ (ḥā·yōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive he will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no die. יָמֽוּת׃ (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Ezekiel 33:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:15 If the wicked restore the pledge give (Ezek. 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