Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet you say, ‘
King James Version
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Holman Bible
“But you say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’
International Standard Version
"Yet you keep saying, "The LORD isn't being consistent with his standards.' Pay attention, you house of Israel: Is my behavior really inconsistent with my standards? Isn't it your behavior that isn't just?
A Conservative Version
Yet ye say, The way of LORD is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?
American Standard Version
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Amplified
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?
Bible in Basic English
But you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Give ear, now, O children of Israel; is my way not equal? are not your ways unequal?
Darby Translation
And ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear then, house of Israel. Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Julia Smith Translation
And ye said, The way of Jehovah will not make even. Hear ye now, O house of Israel; shall not my way make even? shall not your ways make hot even?
King James 2000
Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, now, house of Israel, is my way not fair? [Is it] not your ways [that] are not fair?
Modern King James verseion
Yet you say, The way of Jehovah is not fair. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not My way fair? Are your ways not unfair?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But you will say, 'The way of the Lord is not equal.' Here I pray you, ye house of Israel. Is not my way equal?
NET Bible
"Yet you say, 'The Lord's conduct is unjust!' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my conduct unjust? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?
New Heart English Bible
"'Yet you say, "The way of the Lord is not equal." Hear now, house of Israel: "Is my way not equal? Aren't your ways unequal?"
The Emphasized Bible
Can ye then say - The way of My Lord will not be equal? Hear I pray you O house of Israel, Will my way, not be equal? Will not your ways be unequal?
Webster
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
World English Bible
Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, house of Israel: Is my way not equal? Aren't your ways unequal?
Youngs Literal Translation
And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way -- is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?
Themes
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
God, Justice of » Exhibited in » All his ways
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 18:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked
24
But if the righteous should leave his righteousness and commit iniquity, and do according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All his righteousness that he has done shall not be mentioned; by his rebellion in which he has trespassed and by his sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.
25 Yet you say, ‘
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:17
Then the sons of thy people shall say, The way of the Lord is not straight: but their way is the one that is not straight.
Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked and that the righteous should be treated as the wicked that are far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous art thou, O LORD, even though I dispute with thee: even so, I will speak judgments with thee; Why does the way of the wicked prosper? All those that completely rebel against thee have peace.
Ezekiel 33:20
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not straight. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you each one after his ways.
Zephaniah 3:5
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: each morning he shall bring his judgment to light; he never fails; but the unjust know no shame.
Malachi 2:17
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, In what have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that does evil pleases the LORD, and he delights in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
Malachi 3:13-15
Your words have prevailed against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee?
Ezekiel 18:29
If even now the house of Israel should say, The way of the Lord is not straight. O house of Israel, are not my ways straight? Certainly your ways are not straight.
Deuteronomy 32:4
The strong One, whose work is perfect: for all his ways are right; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
Job 32:2
Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was kindled; against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Job 34:5-10
For Job has said, I am righteous; and God has taken away my right.
Job 35:2
Dost thou think this to be right, when thou didst say, I am more righteous than God?
Job 40:8
Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?
Job 42:4-6
Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask of thee, and thou shalt cause me to know.
Psalm 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is the judge. Selah.
Psalm 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think that I was altogether such a one as thyself, but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.
Psalm 145:17
Tzaddi The LORD is righteous in all his ways and merciful in all his works.
Jeremiah 2:17-23
Could this not have come upon you peradventure because thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
Jeremiah 2:29-37
Why will ye plead with me? Ye have all rebelled against me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 16:10-13
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt show this people all these things, they shall say unto thee, Why has the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin which we have committed against the LORD our God?
Matthew 20:11-15
And when they had received it, they murmured against the husband of the house,
Romans 2:5-6
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
Romans 3:5
And if our iniquity commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Shall for this reason God be unjust who sends punishment? (I speak as a man.)
Romans 3:20
For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 9:20
Rather, O man, who art thou to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Romans 10:3
For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.