Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:12–13

12Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’

13If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

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Ezekiel 33:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeוְאַתָּ֣הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֗ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
sayאֱמֹ֤ר’ĕ·mōrVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
your peopleבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תṣiḏ·qaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6666 righteousness
of the righteous manהַצַּדִּ֗יקhaṣ·ṣad·dîqArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
will notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
deliver himתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ṯaṣ·ṣî·len·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpiš·‘ōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6588 transgression
neitherלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
will the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֤תwə·riš·‘aṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH7564 wickedness
of the wicked manהָֽרָשָׁע֙hā·rā·šā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7563 wicked, criminal
cause him to stumbleיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyik·kā·šelVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
he turnsשׁוּב֣וֹšū·ḇōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹmê·riš·‘ōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7562 wickedness
Nor willלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
the righteous manוְצַדִּ֗יקwə·ṣad·dîqConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
be ableיוּכַ֛לyū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to surviveלִֽחְי֥וֹתliḥ·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2421 live
by his righteousnessבָּ֖הּbāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
he sinsחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃ḥă·ṭō·ṯōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH2398 miss

Ezekiel 33:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
If I tellבְּאָמְרִ֤יbə·’ā·mə·rîPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH559 utter, say
the righteous manלַצַּדִּיק֙laṣ·ṣad·dîqPreposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH6662 just, righteous
that he will surely liveחָיֹ֣הḥā·yōhVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2421 live
but he thenוְהֽוּא־wə·hū-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
trustsבָטַ֥חḇā·ṭaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH982 trust
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹṣiḏ·qā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6666 righteousness
and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהwə·‘ā·śāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
iniquityעָ֑וֶל‘ā·welNoun - masculine singularH5766 injustice, unrighteousness
then noneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
of his righteous worksצִדְקָתוֹṣiḏ·qå̄·ṯōNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6666 righteousness
will be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהṯiz·zā·ḵar·nāhVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH2142 remember
he will dieיָמֽוּת׃yā·mūṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
because of the iniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹū·ḇə·‘aw·lōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5766 injustice, unrighteousness
he has committedעָשָׂ֖ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make

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Ezekiel 33:12 2 Chronicles 7:14 · Ezekiel 33:18–19 · Romans 3:25 · 1 Kings 8:48–50 · Ezekiel 3:20–21 · Ezekiel 33:2 · Ezekiel 18:21 · Ezekiel 18:24–32 · 1 John 2:1 · Matthew 21:28–31

Ezekiel 33:13 Ezekiel 18:24 · Hebrews 10:38 · Ezekiel 18:4 · Luke 18:9–14 · Ezekiel 3:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.