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Ezekiel 18

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntomeagain,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Whatmean ye,thatyeusethisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerningthelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ThefathersH1haveeatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sourבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155grapesH1155,andthechildren’steethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127aresetonedge?

3AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, yeshallnothaveoccasionanymoretousethisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Behold,allsoulsH5315aremine;asthesoulH5315ofthefatherH1,soalsothesoulH5315ofthesonH1121ismine:thesoulH5315thatsinneth,itshalldieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

5ButifamanH376beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961just,anddothatwhichislawfulandrightH4941,

6andhathnoteatenH398uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neitherhathliftedנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375uphiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869totheidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,neitherhathdefiledH2930hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,neitherhathcomeneartoawomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherimpurityH5079,

7andhathnotwrongedany,buthathrestoredH7725tothedebtorhispledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258, hathtakennoughtbyrobberyגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500, hathgivenH5414hisbreadH3899tothehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457,andhathcoveredיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680thenakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903withagarmentH899;

8hethathathnotgivenH5414forthuponinterestבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392,neitherhathtakenH3947anyincrease,thathath withdrawnhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027frominiquity, hath executedtruejusticeמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941betweenmanH376andmanH376,

9hathwalkedיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980inmystatutesH2708,andhathkeptH8104mineordinancesH4941,todealtruly;heisjust,heshallsurelyliveH2421, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

10Ifhebegetasonבֵּן־ben-H1121thatisarobber,ashedderofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818,andthatdoethanyoneמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259ofthesethingsמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428,

11andthatdoethnotanyofthoseduties,butevenhatheatenH398uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,anddefiledH2930hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12hathwrongedthepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, hathtakenH5375byrobberyH1500, hathnotrestoredH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258,andhathliftedנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869totheidolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544, hathcommittedabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13hathgivenH5414forthuponinterestבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392,andhathtakenH3947increase;shallhethenliveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?heshallnotliveיִֽחְיֶ֗הyich.YehH2421:hehathdonealltheseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441;heshallsurelydieH4191;hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961uponhim.

14Now,lo,ifhebegetasonH1121,thatseethallhisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403,whichhehathdone,andfeareth,anddoethnotsuchlike;

15thathathnoteatenH398uponthemountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neitherhathliftedנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375uphiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869totheidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathnotdefiledH2930hisneighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16neitherhathwrongedany, hathnottakenaughttopledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,neitherhathtakenbyrobberyוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500,buthathgivenH5414hisbreadH3899tothehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457,andhathcoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thenakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903withagarmentH899;

17thathath withdrawnhishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027fromthepoorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041,thathathnotreceivedH3947interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392norincrease, hathexecutedmineordinancesH4941, hathwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980inmystatutesH2708;heshallnotdieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191fortheiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771ofhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1,heshallsurelyliveH2421.

18Asforhisfatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,becausehecruellyoppressedH6231,robbedH1497hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251,anddidthatwhichisnotgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896amonghispeopleH5971,behold,heshalldieמֵ֖תmetH4191inhisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yetsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Wherefore dothnotthesonH1121bearH5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771ofthefatherH1?WhenthesonH1121hathdonethatwhichislawfulandrightH4941,andhathkeptH8104allmystatutesH2708,andhathdonethem,heshallsurelyliveH2421.

20Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315thatsinneth,itshalldieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191:thesonH1121shallnotbearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771ofthefatherH1,neithershallthefatherH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771ofthesonH1121;therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666oftherighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961uponhim,andthewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564ofthewickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shallbeתִּֽהְיֶֽה׃ סTih.YehH1961uponhim.

21Butifthewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563turnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725fromallhissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403thathehathcommitted,andkeepוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104allmystatutesH2708,anddothatwhichislawfulandrightH4941,heshallsurelyliveH2421,heshallnotdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Noneofhistransgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588thathehathcommittedshallberememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142againsthim:inhisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666thathehathdoneheshallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23HaveIanypleasureH2654inthedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofthewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563? saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah;andnotratherthatheshouldreturnH7725fromhiswayמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870,andliveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24ButwhenH834therighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnethawayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725fromhisrighteousnessH6666,andcommittethiniquity,anddoeth accordingtoalltheabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441thatthewickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563mandoeth,shallhelive?NoneofhisrighteousH6662deedsthathehathdoneshallberememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142:inhistrespassthathehath trespassed,andinhissinH2398thathehathsinnedH2398,inthemshallhedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

25Yetyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotequal.HearH8085now,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Isnotmywayהֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.KiH1870equal?arenotyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequal?

26WhenH834therighteousצַדִּ֧יקtza.DikH6662manturnethawayבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725fromhisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֛וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666,andcommittethiniquity,anddieth therein;inhisiniquitythathehathdoneshallhedieH4191.

27Again,whenH834thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manturnethawayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725fromhiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564thathehathcommitted,anddoeththatwhichislawfulandrightH4941,heshallsavehissoulH5315aliveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421.

28Becauseheconsidereth,andturnethawayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725fromallhistransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588thathehathcommitted,heshallsurelyliveH2421,heshallnotdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

29Yetsaiththehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotequal.Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,arenotmywaysהַדְּרָכַ֞יha.de.ra.KhaiH1870equal?arenotyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequal?

30Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651Iwilljudgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט'esh.PotH8199you,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,everyoneH376accordingtohiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֜יוkid.ra.KhavH1870, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.ReturnH7725ye,andturnH7725yourselvesfromallyourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588;soH3651iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771shallnotbeH1961yourruin.

31CastH7993awayהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993fromyouallyourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙pish.'ei.KhemH6588,whereinyehavetransgressedH6586;andmakeוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213youanewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319heartלֵ֥בlevH3820andanewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307:forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100willyedieתָמֻ֖תוּta.Mu.tuH4191,Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

32ForIhavenopleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654inthedeathH4191ofhimthatdieth, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah: whereforeturnוְהָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725yourselves,andliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃ פVich.YuH2421.

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