nkjv Ezekiel:18:14-32 SEEK
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If ,
however ,
he begets a son Who sees all the sins which his father has done ,
And considers but does not do likewise ;
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Who has not eaten on the mountains ,
Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel ,
Nor defiled his neighbor '
s wife ;
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Has not oppressed anyone ,
Nor withheld a pledge ,
Nor robbed by violence ,
But has given his bread to the hungry And covered the naked with clothing ;
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Who has withdrawn his hand from the poor And not received usury or increase ,
But has executed My judgments And walked in My statutes --
He shall not die for the iniquity of his father ;
He shall surely live !
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As for his father ,
Because he cruelly oppressed ,
Robbed his brother by violence ,
And did what is not good among his people ,
Behold ,
he shall die for his iniquity .
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Yet you say , "
Why should the son not bear the guilt of the father ?'
Because the son has done what is lawful and right ,
and has kept all My statutes and observed them ,
he shall surely live .
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The soul who sins shall die .
The son shall not bear the guilt of the father ,
nor the father bear the guilt of the son .
The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself ,
and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself .
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But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed ,
keeps all My statutes ,
and does what is lawful and right ,
he shall surely live ;
he shall not die .
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None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him ;
because of the righteousness which he has done ,
he shall live .
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Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die ?"
says the Lord GOD , "
and not that he should turn from his ways and live ?
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But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity ,
and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does ,
shall he live ?
All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered ;
because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed ,
because of them he shall die .
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Yet you say , "
The way of the Lord is not fair .'
Hear now ,
O house of Israel ,
is it not My way which is fair ,
and your ways which are not fair ?
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When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness ,
commits iniquity ,
and dies in it ,
it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies .
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Again ,
when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed ,
and does what is lawful and right ,
he preserves himself alive .
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Because he considers and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed ,
he shall surely live ;
he shall not die .
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Yet the house of Israel says , "
The way of the Lord is not fair .'
O house of Israel ,
is it not My ways which are fair ,
and your ways which are not fair ?
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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 .
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Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed ,
and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit .
For why should you die ,
O house of Israel ?
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For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies ,"
says the Lord GOD . "
Therefore turn and live !"