Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 18:26

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 26.) For when the righteous turns away from his righteousness and does iniquity, he shall die in them. In the iniquity which he has done, he shall die. This can also be understood: The righteous first, the people of Israel, turned away from their righteousness, because they abandoned the author of righteousness…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

26When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass which he has committed, he shall even die in it.

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24But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die.

25Yet ye have said, The way of the Lord is not straight. Hear now, all the house of Israel; will not my way be straight? Is your way straight?

— Ezekiel 18:26 —

27And when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and shall do judgment and justice, he has kept his soul,

28and has turned away from all his ungodliness which he has committed: he shall surely live, he shall not die.

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