Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:25–29

²⁵Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’

Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

²⁶If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

²⁷But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life. ²⁸Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.

²⁹Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’

Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

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Ezekiel 18:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet you say	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
The way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
just	יִתָּכֵ֖ן	yit·tā·ḵên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8505 regulate, measure, estimate
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
now	נָא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Is it My way	הֲדַרְכִּי֙	hă·ḏar·kî	Article; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that is unjust	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Is it not	הֲלֹ֥א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your ways	דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם	ḏar·ḵê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that are unjust	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Ezekiel 18:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a righteous man	צַדִּ֧יק	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
turns	בְּשׁוּב־	bə·šūḇ-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
from his righteousness	מִצִּדְקָת֛וֹ	miṣ·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
and practices	וְעָ֥שָׂה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
iniquity	עָ֖וֶל	‘ā·wel	Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
he will die	וּמֵ֣ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for this	עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
He will die	יָמֽוּת׃ס	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
because of the iniquity	בְּעַוְל֥וֹ	bə·‘aw·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
he has committed	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Ezekiel 18:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if a wicked man	רָשָׁ֗ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
turns	וּבְשׁ֣וּב	ū·ḇə·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
from the wickedness	מֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙	mê·riš·‘ā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7564 wickedness
he has committed	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and does	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what is just	מִשְׁפָּ֖ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and right	וּצְדָקָ֑ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
he	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will save	יְחַיֶּֽה׃	yə·ḥay·yeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
his life	נַפְשׁ֥וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Ezekiel 18:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because he considered	וַיִּרְאֶ֣ה	way·yir·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and turned	וַיָּשׁוֹב	way·yå̄·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the transgressions	פְּשָׁעָ֖יו	pə·šā·‘āw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6588 transgression
he had committed	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
he will surely live	חָי֥וֹ	ḥā·yōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2421 live
he will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	יָמֽוּת׃	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Ezekiel 18:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	וְאָֽמְרוּ֙	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
The way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
just	יִתָּכֵ֖ן	yit·tā·ḵên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8505 regulate, measure, estimate
Are My ways	הַדְּרָכַ֞י	had·də·rā·ḵay	Article; Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
unjust	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Is it not	הֲלֹ֥א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your ways	דַרְכֵיכֶ֖ם	ḏar·ḵê·ḵem	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that are unjust	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not