Ezekiel 18:26 (YLT)

Passage

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:24 And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth--thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.

Ezekiel 18:25 And ye have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord. Hear, I pray you, O house of Israel, My way--is it not pondered? Are not your ways unpondered?

Ezekiel 18:26 In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

Ezekiel 18:27 And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

Ezekiel 18:28 And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turning", "back", "righteous", "righteousness", "hath", "done", "perversity", and "dying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turning" and "back", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And ye have said Not pondered is..." into verse 27's "And in the turning back of the...", so "turning" and "back" belong inside that flow. In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "turning" and "back" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.