Ezekiel 33:15

Easy To Read Version

He might give back the things he took when he loaned money. He might pay for the things he stole. He might begin to follow the laws that give life. He stops doing bad things. Then that person will surely live. He won’t die.

Cross References

Job 22:6

Maybe you loaned a brother some money\par and forced him to give you something\par to prove he would pay it back.\par Maybe you took some poor man’s clothes\par as collateral {\cf2\super [34]} for a loan.\par Maybe you did that for no reason.\par

Job 24:3

They steal the donkey\par that belongs to children without parents.\par They take a widow’s {\cf2\super [38]} cow away from her\par until she pays what she owes them.\par

Job 24:9

Evil people take a nursing baby from its mother.\par They take a poor person’s child\par as security {\cf2\super [39]} for a loan.\par

Psalm 119:59

I thought very carefully about my life.\par And I came back to your Agreement. {\cf2\super [593]} \par

Psalm 119:93

Lord, I will never forget your commands,\par because they let me live.\par

Psalm 143:8

Lord, show me your true love this morning.\par I trust you.\par Show me the things I should do.\par I put my life in your hands!\par

Exodus 21:34

The man who owns the hole must pay for the animal. But after he pays for the animal, then he will be allowed to keep the body of that animal.

Ezekiel 18:12

He might mistreat poor, helpless people. He might take advantage of people. He might not give back the collateral {\cf2\super [134]} when a person pays his debt. That evil son might pray to those filthy idols and do other terrible things.

Ezekiel 18:16

That good son does not take advantage of people. If a person borrows money from him, the good son takes the collateral {\cf2\super [135]} and gives the other person the money. And when that person pays him back, then the good son gives the collateral back. The good son gives food to hungry people. And he gives clothes to people that need them.

Ezekiel 18:7

That good person does not take advantage of people. If a person borrows money from him, the good man takes the collateral {\cf2\super [133]} and gives the other person the money. And when that person pays him back, then the good man gives the collateral back. The good person gives food to hungry people. And he gives clothes to people that need them.

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them my laws. I told them all my rules. If a person obeys those rules, then he will live.

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Ezekiel 20:21

“‘But those children turned against me. They did not obey my laws. They did not keep my commands. They did not do the things I told them. \{And those are good laws.\} If a person obeys them, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest like they were not important. So I decided to destroy them completely in the desert, to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Leviticus 18:5

So you must obey my laws and rules. If a person obeys my laws and rules, he will live! I am the Lord!

Amos 2:8

They take clothes from poor people, and then they sit on those clothes while they worship at their altars. {\cf2\super [38]} They loaned money to poor people, and then took their clothes as collateral. {\cf2\super [39]} They make people pay fines, and then they use that money to buy wine for themselves to drink in the temple of their God.

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You must make sure that foreigners and orphans [151] are treated fairly. And you must never take clothes from a widow [152] as security. [153]

Deuteronomy 24:6

“When you lend a person something, you must not take as security [147] any part of the stones he uses to grind flour. Why? Because that would be the same as taking away his food.