Ezekiel 33:17
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Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
In other translations
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
Hebrew words
וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they sayH559בְּנֵיbenei[the] children ofH1121עַמְּךָ'amekhapeople yourH5971לֹאlo'notH3808יִתָּכֵןyitakhenit is correctH8505דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] way ofH1870אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992דַּרְכָּםdarkamown way theirH1870לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִתָּכֵן׃yitakhenit is correctH8505
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