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Ezekiel 33:15

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 33:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Ezekiel 33:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12And 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.
13When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die.
14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15if 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.
16None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“If the wicked restore the pledge, &c.] His neighbour’s raiment, which he has taken as a pledge for money lent him; and which, according to the law, was to be restored before sunset, (<022226>Exodus 22:26,27) which wicked men did not attend unto; but when such a man is brought to a sense of his wickedness, and repentance for it, as an evidence of it he would restore the pledge: and give again that he had robbed; to him whom he had robbed; as a thief was obliged to do, four or five fold, according to the law, (<022201>Exodus 22:1), and which, when a man did voluntarily, from the convictions of his own mind, and not by force of the civil magistrate, it was a sign of true repentance; (see…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“give again that he had robbed-- (Luk 19:8). statutes of life--in the obeying of which life is promised (Lev 18:5). If the law has failed to give life to man, it has not been the fault of the law, but of man's sinful inability to keep it (Rom 7:10, Rom 7:12; Gal 3:21). It becomes life-giving through Christ's righteous obedience to it (Co2 3:6).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“restore: "The sin is not forgiven, unless that which is taken away be restored," says Augustine. Eze 18:7, Eze 18:12, Eze 18:16; Exo 22:26, Exo 22:27; Deu 24:6, Deu 24:10-13, Deu 24:17; Job 22:6, Job 24:3, Job 24:9; Amo 2:8 give: Exo 22:1-4; Lev 6:2-5; Num 5:6-8; Luk 19:8 walk: Eze 20:11, Eze 20:13, Eze 20:21; Lev 18:5; Psa 119:93; Luk 1:6 he shall: Eze 18:27, Eze 18:28; Rev 22:12-14 Ezekiel 33:16”
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