New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 18:21-29

21“But ifכִּ֤יkiH3588thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563turnsיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and observesוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and practicesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he shall surelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421;he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Allכָּל־kol-H3605his transgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213will not be rememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142against him; because of hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has practicedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,he will liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Do I haveH2654anyH2654pleasureH2654in the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “ratherH3808thanH3808that he shouldturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from his waysמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870and liveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24“But when a righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662manH6662turnsH7725awayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessH6666,commitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766and doesעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213according to allכְּכֹ֨לke.KholH3605the abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that a wickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563doesיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213,will he liveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421?Allכָּל־kol-H3605his righteousH6666deedsH6666whichH834he has doneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213will not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142for histreacheryבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604whichH834he has committedמָעַ֛לma.'AlH4603and his sinוּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403whichH834he has committedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398;for them he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

25Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not rightיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478! IsMy wayהֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.KiH1870not rightיִתָּכֵ֔ןyi.ta.KhenH8505?Is it not your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870that are not rightיִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃yi.ta.Khe.nuH8505?

26When a righteousצַדִּ֧יקtza.DikH6662manH6662turnsH7725awayבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֛וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666,commitsוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766and diesוּמֵ֣תu.MetH4191becauseעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921of it, for his iniquityבְּעַוְל֥וֹbe.'av.LoH5766whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191.

27Again, when a wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manH7563turnsH7725awayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213and practicesוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he will saveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

28Because he consideredוַיִּרְאֶ֣הvai.yir.'EhH7200and turnedH7725awayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421;he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

29But the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not rightיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’Are My waysהַדְּרָכַ֞יha.de.ra.KhaiH1870not rightיִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙yi.ta.khe.NuH8505,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Is it not your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870that are not rightיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505?

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