Ezekiel 18:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?”

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BSBPD

“Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the house of Israel have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord, My ways--are they not pondered? O house of Israel--are not your ways unpondered?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 18:29 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 18:31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
  2. Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
  3. Ezekiel 18:2“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
  4. Ezekiel 18:25Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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