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Ezekiel 33:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 33:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Ezekiel 33:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
19And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
20Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
21And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
22Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
23And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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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
“Yet ye say, the way of the Lord is not equal, &c.] Still obstinately persisting in their false charges, notwithstanding plain proofs to the contrary: O ye house of Israel, I will judge you everyone after his ways; (see Gill on “<261830>Ezekiel 18:30”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Yet: Eze 33:17, Eze 18:25, Eze 18:29; Pro 19:3 I will: Eze 18:30; Psa 62:12; Ecc 12:14; Mat 16:27; Joh 5:29; Co2 5:10; Rev 20:12-15, Rev 22:12 Ezekiel 33:21”
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