Quotes about Justice
They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—
— Ezekiel 14:10
then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. Their righteousness could deliver only themselves.
— Ezekiel 14:20
They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
— Ezekiel 14:23
They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.
— Ezekiel 16:40
Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
— Ezekiel 18:5
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
— Ezekiel 18:7
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
— Ezekiel 18:8
Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
— Ezekiel 18:10
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
— Ezekiel 18:16
He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
— Ezekiel 18:17
As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
— Ezekiel 18:18
Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
— Ezekiel 18:19