Ezekiel 33:13 meaning and explanation

If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

Ezekiel 33:13, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Ezekiel, who has just been appointed a watchman for the exiles in Babylon (verses 7 to 9). The people had complained that their sins were crushing them, and God answers by insisting that each person's standing depends on present faithfulness, not past record.

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