Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 33:7-20

7As for youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,I have madeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085the wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697fromמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480My mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310and give them the warning from Meוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.

8If I sayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the wickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘O wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man,you will surely dieH4191,’but you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speak outדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to dissuadeלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094himרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,then thatה֤וּאhu'H1931wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manwill dieH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,yet I will hold you accountable forמִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃mi.ya.de.Kha 'a.va.KeshH3027 H1245his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818.

9But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588youוְ֠אַתָּהVe.'a.tahH859warnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563manto turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480from his wayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870,and he does notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725from itמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,heה֚וּאhu'H1931will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859will have savedהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

10Now as for youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,tellH559אֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that this is whatכֵּ֤ןkenH3651theyhave saidכִּֽי־ki-H559 H3588: ‘Our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588and our sinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403are heavyעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921upon us,and weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are wasting away because of themנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743!Howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349can we liveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?’

11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413: ‘As surely as Iאָ֣נִי׀'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,I take noאִם־'im-H518pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of the wickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563,but ratherכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518that the wickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563should turnבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725from their waysמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and liveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421.Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725!Turnשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725from your evilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870!For whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100should you dieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?’

12Thereforeוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413your peopleבְּנֵֽי־ עַמְּךָ֙be.nei- 'a.me.KhaH1121 H5971: ‘The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the righteous manהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808deliver himתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֤תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wicked manהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563cause him to stumbleיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyi.Ka.shelH3782on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117he turnsשׁוּב֣וֹshu.VoH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562.Nor willלֹ֥אlo'H3808the righteous manוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662be ableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201to surviveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421by his righteousnesson the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117he sinsחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃cha.to.ToH2398.’

13If I tellבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559the righteous manלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662that he will surely liveH2421,but he thenוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931trustsבָטַ֥חva.TachH982inעַל־'al-H5921his righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,then noneכָּל־ לֹ֣אkol- lo'H3605 H3808of his righteous worksצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ka.tovH6666will be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142;he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191because of the iniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

14But if I tellוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559the wicked manלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘You will surely dieH4191,’and he turnsוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from his sinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403and doesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213what is justמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666—

15if heרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563restoresיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725a pledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,makes restitutionיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999for what he has stolenגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,and walksהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416withoutלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115practicingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766—then he will surely liveH2421;he will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16Noneכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605 H3808of the sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398will be heldתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142against him.He has doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213what is justמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666;he will surely liveH2421.

17Yet your peopleבְּנֵ֣י עַמְּךָ֔be.Nei 'a.me.KhaH1121 H5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808justיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’But it isוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992their wayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870that is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808justיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505.

18If a righteous manצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662turnsבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֖וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666and commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,he will dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191for it.

19But if a wicked manרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563turnsוּבְשׁ֤וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹme.rish.'a.ToH7564and doesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213what is justמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,heה֥וּאhu'H1931will liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421because of thisעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

20Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808justיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’But I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199eachאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376of youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

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