Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:27–31

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?

³⁰Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. ³¹Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

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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

Ezekiel 18:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵן֩	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
I will judge	אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט	’eš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8199 judge, govern
you	אֶתְכֶם֙	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
each	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
according to his ways	כִּדְרָכָ֜יו	kiḏ·rā·ḵāw	Preposition-k; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
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
Repent	שׁ֤וּבוּ	šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
and turn	וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙	wə·hā·šî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your transgressions	פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם	piš·‘ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6588 transgression
so that your iniquity	עָוֺֽן׃	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
become	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
downfall	לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל	lə·miḵ·šō·wl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block

Ezekiel 18:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cast away	הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ	haš·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
from yourselves	מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם	mê·‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition-m; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the transgressions	פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙	piš·‘ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6588 transgression
you have committed	פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣ם	pə·ša‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
and fashion	וַעֲשׂ֥וּ	wa·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
for yourselves	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
a new	חָדָ֖שׁ	ḥā·ḏāš	Adjective - masculine singular	H2319 new
heart	לֵ֥ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and a new	חֲדָשָׁ֑ה	ḥă·ḏā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2319 new
spirit	וְר֣וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
Why	וְלָ֥מָּה	wə·lām·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should you die	תָמֻ֖תוּ	ṯā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4191 die
O house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel