Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life.
We have here another rule of judgment which God will go by in dealing with us, by which is further demonstrated the equity of his government. The former showed that God will reward or punish according to the change made in the family or succession, for the better or for the worse; here he shows that he will reward or punish according to the change...
Commenting on Ezekiel 18:21-29
Because he considereth,.... Being come to himself, and in his right mind, he considers the evil of his ways; what they lead to; what they deserve at the hand of God; and what he may expect, should he continue in them; see Eze 18:14; and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed; not only repents of them, but reforms from them; and...
he shall save his soul--that is, he shall have it saved upon his repentance.