Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 33:19 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 19. 19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel turns or qualifies the movement with “But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall…” at Ezekiel 33:19 inside “Despair Meets the Call to Turn and Live.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 33:10–20
Ezekiel 33:19 belongs to “Despair Meets the Call to Turn and Live.” The prophetic word through Ezekiel turns or qualifies the movement with “But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall…” at Ezekiel 33:19 inside “Despair Meets the Call to Turn and Live.” Read the surrounding movement before drawing theology or application.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Ezekiel turns or qualifies the movement with “But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall…” at Ezekiel 33:19 inside “Despair Meets the Call to Turn and Live.” The line cannot responsibly stand apart from the dated setting, surrounding images or speech, and Ezekiel 33:10–20's conclusion.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ezekiel 33:10–20 — Despair Meets the Call to Turn and LiveSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 33:10–20, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 33:10–20
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