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19 But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness and practices justice and righteousness, he will live through them. 20 So, even though you say, “The Lord’s way is not fair,” I will judge each one of you according to his own ways, O house of Israel.

The Fall of Jerusalem

21 In the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month,[a] on the fifth day of the month, a refugee from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:21 In the winter of 586/585 bc

19 And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so.(A) 20 Yet you Israelites say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to your own ways.”(B)

Jerusalem’s Fall Explained

21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped(C) from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!(D)

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