Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:25

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?

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.