Ezekiel 18:24

“But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.”

"But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die." - Ezekiel 18:24
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What does Ezekiel 18:24 mean?

Ezekiel 18:24 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall…

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O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I bow my heart in reverence and humility, aware of the weight of Your words given to us through the prophet Ezekiel. Your scripture in Ezekiel 18:24 reminds us of the seriousness of our choices and the depth of our relationship with…

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Ezekiel 18:24 - "¶ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die."
Ezekiel 24:18 - "So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded."
Ezekiel 24:24 - "Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD."
"So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded." - Ezekiel 24:18
Genesis 24-18
Genesis 18-24
Ezekiel 24:15 - "¶ Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 18:5 - "¶ But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,"
Ezekiel 24:20 - "Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 21:18 - "¶ The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,"
Ezekiel 18:1 - "The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,"
Ezekiel 12:24 - "For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel."
1 Chronicles 24:18 - "The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah."
Joshua 18:24 - "And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:"
Ezekiel 24:4 - "Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones."
Leviticus 24:18 - "And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast."
Ezekiel 42:18 - "He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed."
Ezekiel 40:18 - "And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement."
Ezekiel 34:24 - "And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it."
Ezekiel 24:26 - "That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?"
Ezekiel 48:24 - "And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion."
Ezekiel 45:24 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
Ezekiel 10:18 - "Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims."
Ezekiel 46:24 - "Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people."
Ezekiel 24:9 - "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great."
Ezekiel 24:19 - "¶ And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?"
Matthew 24:18 - "Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes."
John 18:24 - "Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest."