Ezekiel
Ezekiel 18:23–24
23Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
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Ezekiel 18:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do I take any pleasure in | הֶחָפֹ֤ץ | he·ḥā·p̄ōṣ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2654 delight in |
| the death | מ֣וֹת | mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4194 death |
| of the wicked | רָשָׁ֔ע | rā·šā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| Wouldn’t I prefer | הֲל֛וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| that he turn | בְּשׁוּב֥וֹ | bə·šū·ḇōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from his ways | מִדְּרָכָ֖יו | mid·də·rā·ḵāw | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and live | וְחָיָֽה׃ס | wə·ḥā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
Ezekiel 18:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if a righteous man | צַדִּ֤יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| turns | וּבְשׁ֨וּב | ū·ḇə·šūḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from his righteousness | מִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙ | miṣ·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| and practices | וְעָ֣שָׂה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| iniquity | עָ֔וֶל | ‘ā·wel | Noun - masculine singular | H5766 injustice, unrighteousness |
| committing | עָשָׂ֧ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the same abominations | הַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹת | hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
| as | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the wicked | הָרָשָׁ֛ע | hā·rā·šā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| will he live | וָחָ֑י | wā·ḥāy | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| None | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| of the righteous acts | צִדְקָתוֹ | ṣiḏ·qå̄·ṯō | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| he did | עָשָׂה֙ | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| will be remembered | תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה | ṯiz·zā·ḵar·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H2142 remember |
| Because of the unfaithfulness | מָעַ֛ל | mā·‘al | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| and sin | וּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹ | ū·ḇə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| he has committed | חָטָ֖א | ḥā·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| he will die | יָמֽוּת׃ | yā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 18:23 Ezekiel 33:11 · 1 Timothy 2:4 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Ezekiel 18:32 · Psalm 147:11 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 15:22–24 · Luke 15:4–7 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Micah 7:18
Ezekiel 18:24 Ezekiel 33:18 · Proverbs 21:16 · 2 John 1:8 · Ezekiel 33:12–13 · Revelation 3:11 · Galatians 3:4 · 2 Chronicles 24:17–22 · Ezekiel 18:26 · Revelation 2:10 · 1 John 2:19 · Ezekiel 3:20–21 · Ezekiel 18:10–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.