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Ezekiel 33:12

Ezekiel 33:12
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.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live,.... A happy life, here and hereafter; an eternal life, and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 33:10-20

These verses are the substance of what we had before (Eze 18:20, etc.) and they are so full and express a declaration of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

It would have been enough to illustrate the earnest exhortation, Turn ye, why will ye die? (Eze 33:33) by the assurance…