Ezekiel 18:25

Easy To Read Version

\{God said,\} “You people might say, ‘\{God\} my Master isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!

Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”

Job 15:13

You are against God\par when you say these angry words.\par

Job 32:2

But there was a young man there named Elihu son of Barakel. Barakel was a descendant {\cf2\super [69]} of a man named Buz. Elihu was from the family of Ram. Elihu became very angry with Job. Why? Because Job was saying that he himself was right. Job was saying that he was more fair than God.

Job 35:2

“Job, it is not fair for you to say,\par ‘I am more right than God.’\par

Job 40:8

“Job, do you think that I am not fair?\par You say that I am guilty of doing wrong\par so that you will appear innocent!\par

Psalm 145:17

Everything the Lord does is good.\par Everything he does shows how good he is.\par

Psalm 50:21

You did these bad things,\par and I said nothing.\par So you thought\par that I was just like you.\par Well, I won’t be quiet any longer!\par I will make it very clear to you,\par and I will criticize you to your face!\par

Psalm 50:6

God is the judge,\par and the skies tell about his goodness.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [298]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 19:3

A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par

Ezekiel 18:26

If a good person changes and becomes evil, then he must die for the bad things he does.

Ezekiel 18:29

The people of Israel said, “That’s not fair! \{The Lord\} my Master isn’t fair!”

Ezekiel 33:17

“But your people say, ‘That’s not fair! \{The Lord\} my Master can’t be like that!’

Ezekiel 33:20

But you people still say that I am not fair. But I am telling you the truth. Family of Israel, each person will be judged for the things he does!”

Zephaniah 3:5

But God is still in that city. And he continues to be good. God does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he helps his people make good decisions. But those bad people are not ashamed of the bad things they do.

Romans 10:3

They did not know the way that God makes people right with him. And they tried to make themselves right in their own way. So they did not accept God’s way of making people right.

Romans 3:20

Why? Because no person can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Romans 3:5

When we do wrong, that shows more clearly that God is right. So can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (I am using an idea that some people might have.)

Romans 9:20

\{Don’t ask that.\} You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Rock (the Lord)—his work is perfect! Why? Because all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.