Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:17–20

¹⁷Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. ¹⁸If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it. ¹⁹But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.

²⁰Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

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Ezekiel 33:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet your people	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
say	וְאָמְרוּ֙	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
But it is	וְהֵ֖מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
their way	דַּרְכָּ֥ם	dar·kām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
just	יִתָּכֵֽן׃	yit·tā·ḵên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8505 regulate, measure, estimate

Ezekiel 33:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a righteous man	צַדִּ֥יק	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	מִצִּדְקָת֖וֹ	miṣ·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6666 righteousness
and commits	וְעָ֣שָׂה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
iniquity	עָ֑וֶל	‘ā·wel	Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
he will die	וּמֵ֖ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for it	בָּהֶֽם׃	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Ezekiel 33:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if a wicked man	רָשָׁע֙	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
turns	וּבְשׁ֤וּב	ū·ḇə·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
from his wickedness	מֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹ	mê·riš·‘ā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7564 wickedness
and does	וְעָשָׂ֥ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will live	יִֽחְיֶֽה׃	yiḥ·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
because of this	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Ezekiel 33:20

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
But I will judge	אֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט	’eš·pō·wṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8199 judge, govern
each	אִ֧ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
according to his ways	כִּדְרָכָ֛יו	kiḏ·rā·ḵāw	Preposition-k; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
O house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל פ	yiś·rå̄·ʾēl p̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel