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Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! <a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a> “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord GOD. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your offenses, so that wrongdoing does not become a stumbling block to you. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD. &#8220Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his way,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Turn back and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one in accordance with his conduct,” says the Lord GOD. “Repent (change your way of thinking) and turn away from all your transgressions, so that sin may not become a stumbling block to you. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. &#8220Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so they will not be a stumbling block that causes your punishment. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will judge each of you for what you've done. So stop sinning, or else you will certainly be punished. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "That is why I will judge each of you by what you have done, people of Israel," declares the Almighty LORD. "Change the way you think and act. Turn away from all the rebellious things that you have done so that you will not fall into sin. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Therefore, Israel, I'm going to judge you according to the behavior of each and every one of you," declares the Lord GOD. "So repent and turn from all your sins so that sin won't keep on being a stumbling block for you. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a> "Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign LORD. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,' says the Lord GOD. 'Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a> “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so iniquity will not be your ruin. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, I judge each according to his ways, "" O house of Israel,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH, "" “Turn back, indeed, turn yourselves back, "" From all your transgressions, "" And iniquity is not for a stumbling-block to you, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his ways, says the Lord Jehovah: Turn back and withdraw from all your transgressions; and iniquity shall not be to you for a stumbling block.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore will I judge every man according to his ways, O house of Israel, saith the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge each one according to his ways, says the Lord God. Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities, and then iniquity will not be your ruin. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, all of you according to your ways—oracle of the Lord GOD. Turn, turn back from all your crimes, that they may not be a cause of sin for you ever again. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, all of you according to your ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the LORD God. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that your sins may not be your ruin. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, I shall judge a man according to his ways, house of Israel, says THE LORD OF LORDS. Return and be converted from all your evil, and you will not have your sins as a stumbling block<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so shall they not be a stumblingblock of iniquity unto you. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I will judge you, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, each one according to his way: be converted, and turn from all your ungodliness, and it shall not become to you the punishment of iniquity. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-30.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=4807" 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/18.htm">The Soul who Sins will Die</a> …29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust? 30<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: ’eš·pōṭ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To judge, govern. ">I will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: kiḏ·rā·ḵāw (Prep-k:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">according to his ways,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šū·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Repent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hā·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">from all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">your transgressions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">so that your iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">become</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/4383.htm" title="4383: lə·miḵ·šō·wl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mikshol; masculine from kashal; a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (specifically an idol), scruple).">downfall.</a> 31Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?…<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="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <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="/jeremiah/18-11.htm">Jeremiah 18:11</a> Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’ <a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a> and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a> The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a> No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a> I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <a href="/revelation/2-5.htm">Revelation 2:5</a> Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. <a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3-4</a> So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ / Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a> From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8-10</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. / Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, said the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.I will<a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Ezekiel 7:3,8,9,27</a> Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations… <a href="/ezekiel/33-20.htm">Ezekiel 33:20</a> Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.<a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">Ezekiel 34:20</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.every<a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Malachi 3:18</a> Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.<a href="/matthew/16-27.htm">Matthew 16:27</a> For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.<a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Matthew 25:32</a> And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:Repent<a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Ezekiel 18:21</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Ezekiel 14:6</a> Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.<a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Ezekiel 33:9,11</a> Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul… yourselves.<a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32</a> For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.so<a href="/ezekiel/18-21.htm">Ezekiel 18:21</a> 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.<a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3,5</a> I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish… <a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5</a> But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Block</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-42.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-27.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-7.htm">Stumblingblock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-29.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Block</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Stumbling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-12.htm">Stumblingblock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a> 31. <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</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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Historically, Israel had a covenant relationship with God, which included blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). The use of "therefore" connects this statement to the preceding verses, where God outlines the principles of individual responsibility and justice.I will judge you, God's role as the ultimate judge is a central theme throughout the Bible. This judgment is based on His perfect justice and righteousness. In the context of Ezekiel, God is addressing the exiles in Babylon, reminding them that their current situation is a result of their collective disobedience. The judgment is not arbitrary but is a response to their actions.each according to his ways, This emphasizes individual responsibility, a key theme in <a href="/ezekiel/18.htm">Ezekiel 18</a>. Unlike the prevailing belief that children suffer for their parents' sins, God clarifies that each person is accountable for their own actions. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where individuals are called to account for their deeds (<a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>).declares the Lord GOD. The use of "declares the Lord GOD" underscores the authority and certainty of the message. It is a divine proclamation, not merely a human opinion. This phrase is often used by prophets to affirm that their message is directly from God, lending it weight and urgency.Repent and turn from all your transgressions, Repentance is a recurring biblical theme, calling for a change of heart and direction. In the Hebrew context, repentance involves both turning away from sin and turning towards God. This call to repentance is consistent with the messages of other prophets, such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, and is central to the teachings of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">Matthew 4:17</a>).so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. Iniquity refers to moral corruption and sin. The warning here is that unrepented sin leads to destruction, both physically and spiritually. This concept is seen throughout Scripture, where sin leads to separation from God and eventual judgment. The call to repentance is an invitation to avoid this downfall and restore the relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a> Refers to the collective people of Israel, God's chosen nation, who are being addressed by the prophet Ezekiel. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign and just God of Israel, who speaks through Ezekiel to call His people to repentance. 4. <a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a> A central theme in this passage, emphasizing the need for turning away from sin and returning to God. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> God's righteous evaluation of each individual's actions, highlighting personal responsibility.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a> Each individual is accountable for their own actions and must face God's judgment based on their personal conduct. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> Repentance is not just feeling sorry for sin but involves a decisive turning away from sin and turning towards God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just and will judge sin, He is also merciful and offers forgiveness to those who genuinely repent. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_downfall.htm">Avoiding Downfall</a> Sin leads to spiritual downfall, but repentance and obedience to God can prevent this and lead to life. <a href="/topical/c/continuous_self-examination.htm">Continuous Self-Examination</a> Believers are encouraged to regularly examine their lives, confess sins, and seek to align their ways with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_repentance.htm">What does the Bible teach about repentance?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'branch_of_the_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'fathers ate sour grapes' mean?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_2_7_contradict_god's_mercy.htm">Ezekiel 2:7: Does the harsh tone and impending judgment contradict depictions of God’s mercy in other Bible passages? </a> <a href="/q/is_pointing_out_sin_unloving.htm">Is pointing out sin unloving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) Repent, and turn.--The three last verses of the chapter contain an earnest exhortation to the Israelites, based on the principles of God's dealings with man just now declared, to repent and receive His mercy and blessing. Here, as before, there is no question of human sufficiency; and when the counsel is given (<a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm" title="Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel?">Ezekiel 18:31</a>), "Make you a new heart and a new spirit," it is not meant to say that this can ever be the work of any other than God's Holy Spirit; but that Spirit is ever given to them that ask Him, and the question of salvation is still one which each man must decide for himself before God. The whole point of the chapter is that God's dealing with man is determined by man's own attitude towards Him. He that is alienated in his heart from God, whatever may have been his previous life, God will judge; and he that now seeks to conform his life to God's will, God will receive and forgive.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 30, 31. - That work was to produce repentance, hope, and fear. The goodness and severity of God alike led up to that. For a man to remain in his sin will be fatal, but it is not the will of God that he should so remain. What he needs is the new heart and the new spirit, which are primarily, as in <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a>, God's gift to men, but which men must make their own by seeking and receiving them. So iniquity shall not be your ruin; better, with the margin of the Revised Version, so shall they not be a stumbling block (same word as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Ezekiel 3:20</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3</a>) of iniquity unto you. Repented sins shall be no more an occasion of offence. Men may rise on them to "higher things," as on "steppingstones of their dead selves." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָכֵן֩ (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus O house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I will judge אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט (’eš·pōṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate you, אֶתְכֶם֙ (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case each אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person according to his ways, כִּדְרָכָ֜יו (kiḏ·rā·ḵāw) Preposition-k | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD. יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Repent שׁ֤וּבוּ (šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again and turn וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (wə·hā·šî·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your transgressions, פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם (piš·‘ê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> Transgression so that your iniquity עָוֺֽן׃ (‘ā·wōn) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity will not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no become יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be your downfall. לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל (lə·miḵ·šō·wl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore I will judge you house (Ezek. 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