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11 And does none of those duties, righteousness which he has done, he shall live.
But has eaten on the mountains 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked
Or defiled his neighbor’s wife; should die?” says the Lord GOD, “and not that
12 If he has oppressed the poor and needy, he should turn from his ways and live?
Robbed by violence, 24 “But when a righteous man turns away
Not restored the pledge, from his righteousness and commits iniquity,
Lifted his eyes to the idols, and does according to all the abominations
Or committed abomination; that the wicked man does, shall he live? All
13 If he has exacted usury the righteousness which he has done shall not
Or taken increase— be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness
Shall he then live? of which he is guilty and the sin which he has
He shall not live! committed, because of them he shall die.
If he has done any of these abominations, 25 “Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not
He shall surely die; fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My
His blood shall be upon him. way which is fair, and your ways which are not
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fair? When a righteous man turns away from
14 “If, however, he begets a son his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies
Who sees all the sins which his father in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has
has done, done that he dies. Again, when a wicked man
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And considers but does not do likewise; turns away from the wickedness which he
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Who has not eaten on the mountains, committed, and does what is lawful and right,
Nor lifted his eyes to the idols of the he preserves himself alive. Because he con-
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house of Israel, siders and turns away from all the transgres-
Nor defiled his neighbor’s wife; sions which he committed, he shall surely
Has not oppressed anyone, live; he shall not die. Yet the house of Israel
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Nor withheld a pledge, says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house
Nor robbed by violence, of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and
But has given his bread to the hungry your ways which are not fair?
And covered the naked with clothing; 30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Is-
17 Who has withdrawn his hand from rael, every one according to his ways,” says the
the poor Lord GOD. “Repent, and turn from all your
And not received usury or increase, transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your
But has executed My judgments ruin. Cast away from you all the transgres-
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And walked in My statutes— sions which you have committed, and get your-
He shall not die for the iniquity of his selves a new heart and a new spirit. For why
father; should you die, O house of Israel? For I have
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He shall surely live! no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says
18 “As for his father, the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn and live!”
Because he cruelly oppressed, Psalm 124:1–8
Robbed his brother by violence,
And did what is not good among his A Song of Ascents. Of David.
people, “ f it had not been the LORD who was
Behold, he shall die for his iniquity. I on our side,”
19 “Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not bear Let Israel now say—
2 “If it had not been the LORD who was
the guilt of the father?’ Because the son has done
what is lawful and right, and has kept all My on our side,
statutes and observed them, he shall surely When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have swallowed us
live. The soul who sins shall die. The son shall
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not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear alive,
the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the When their wrath was kindled
righteous shall be upon himself, and the wicked- against us;
4 Then the waters would have
ness 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 The stream would have gone over
our soul;
statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he 5 Then the swollen waters
shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the Would have gone over our soul.”
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transgressions which he has committed shall
be remembered against him; because of the 6 Blessed be the LORD,
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