New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 33
The Watchman’s Duty
2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776,and the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeוְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376from amongמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmik.tzei.HemH7097them and makeוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414him their watchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822,
4then he who hearsH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782anddoes not takeH2094warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comesוַתָּ֥בוֹאva.Ta.Vo'H935and takesוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947him away, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818will be on his ownheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.
5He heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085the soundק֨וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782but did not takeH2094warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818will be on himself. But had he takenH2094warningנִזְהָ֖רniz.HarH2094, he would havedeliveredמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
6But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the watchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seesיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200the swordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comingבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935and does not blowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971are not warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comesוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935and takesוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947a personנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from them, he istakenנִלְקָ֔חnil.KachH3947awayin his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818I will requireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875from the watchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.’
7“Now as for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, I haveappointedנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;so you will hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085amessageדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from My mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310and giveH2094themwarningוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094from Me.
8When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the wickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘O wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563, you willsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191,’and you do not speakדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,that wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771,but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818I will requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245from your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.
9But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you on your partH859warnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094a wickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563manH7563to turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870and hedoes not turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,he will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771, but you havedeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.
10“Now as for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651you have spokenאֲמַרְתֶּם֙'a.mar.TemH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588and our sinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403are upon us, and we arerottingH4743awayנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743in them;howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349then can wesurviveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?”’
11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘As I liveחַי־chai-H2416!’declaresנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, ‘I takeאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654noאִם־'im-H518pleasureH2654in the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of the wickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563,but ratherכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518that the wickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563turnH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and liveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421.TurnH7725backבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725,turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725backשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725from your evilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870!Whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then will you dieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?’
12And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559toyour fellowבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121H5971citizensH5971, ‘Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of a righteousהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662manH6662will not deliverתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337him in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588,and as for the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֤תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wickedהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563, he willnot stumbleיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyi.Ka.shelH3782because of it in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when he turnsשׁוּב֣וֹshu.VoH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562;whereas a righteousוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662manH6662will not be ableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201to liveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421by his righteousness on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117when he commitsH2398sinחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃cha.to.ToH2398.’
13When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the righteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662he will surelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421, and he sotrustsבָטַ֥חva.TachH982in his righteousnessH6666that hecommitsוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,noneכָּל־ לֹ֣אkol- lo'H3605H3808of his righteousH6666deedsH6666will be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142;but in that same iniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766of his whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he will dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
14But when I sayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559to the wickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563, ‘You will surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191,’ and heturnsוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from his sinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403and practicesוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666,
15if awickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563restoresיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725a pledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,paysH7999backH7999whatH1500he has takenH1500by robberyגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walksהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980by thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708which ensure lifeH2425withoutלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115committingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421;he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
16Noneכָּל־ לֹ֥אkol- lo'H3605H3808of his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he has committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398will be rememberedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142against him. He has practicedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666;he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.
20Yet you sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not rightיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.’O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199eachאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376of you according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870.”
Word of Jerusalem’s Capture
21Now in thetwelfthבִּשְׁתֵּ֧י עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Tei 'es.RehH8147H6240yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of our exileלְגָלוּתֵ֑נוּle.ga.lu.Te.nuH1546,on the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568of the tenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, therefugeesהַפָּלִ֧יטha.pa.LitH6412from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameבָּא־ba'-H935to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “The cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892has beentakenהֻכְּתָ֥הhu.ke.TahH5221.”
22Now thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068had beenהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961upon me in the eveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153,beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440therefugeesהַפָּלִ֔יטha.pa.LitH6412cameבּ֣וֹאBo'H935. And Heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310at the timeעַד־'ad-H5704theycameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935to me in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;so my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310wasopenedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605and I was noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃ פodH5750speechlessנֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּיne.'e.Lam.tiH481.
24“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they wholiveיֹ֠שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wasteהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723in the landאַדְמַ֤ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478are sayingH559, ‘Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85was onlyoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,yet he possessedוַיִּירַ֖שׁvai.yi.RashH3423the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; so tous whoH7227are manyH7227the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776has been givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414as a possessionלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.’
25Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “You eatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398meat with thebloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818in it,liftתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375up your eyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869to your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544as you shedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818.Should you then possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?
26Yourelyעֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם'a.mad.TemH5975on your swordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719,you commitעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן'a.si.TenH6213abominationsתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441and eachוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376of you defilesטִמֵּאתֶ֑םti.me.TemH2930his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.Should you then possessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?”’
27Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֨רto.MarH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “As I liveH2416,surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518H3808those whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834are in the wasteבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙be.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723willfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and whoeverוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.SherH834is in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704I will giveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414to the beastsH2421to be devouredלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398,and those whoוַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.SherH834are in the strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֥וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679and in thecavesוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתu.va.me.'a.RotH4631will dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of pestilenceבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.
28I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and a wasteוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923, and theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of her powerעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797will ceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֖תve.nish.BatH7673;and the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be desolateוְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּve.sha.me.MuH8074soH4480that noH369oneH369will passH5674throughH5674.
29Then they will knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I makeבְּתִתִּ֤יbe.ti.TiH5414the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and a wasteוּמְשַׁמָּ֔הu.me.sha.MahH4923becauseעַ֥ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃ ס'a.SuH6213.”’
30“But as for you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,your fellowבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121H5971citizensH5971who talkהַנִּדְבָּרִ֤יםha.nid.ba.RimH1696about you by the wallsהַקִּיר֔וֹתha.ki.RotH7023and in the doorwaysוּבְפִתְחֵ֖יu.ve.fit.CheiH6607of the housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004,speakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696to oneחַ֣דchadH2297anotherאַחַ֗ד'a.ChadH259,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935nowנָ֣אna'H4994and hearוְשִׁמְע֔וּve.shim.'UH8085whatמָ֣הmahH4100themessageהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is which comesH3318forthH3318from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’
31They comeוְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935to you as peopleעָ֞ם'amH5971comeכִּמְבוֹא־kim.Vo'-H3996,and sitוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you asMy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and hearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,but they do not doיַֽעֲשׂ֑וּya.'a.SuH6213them, for they doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213the lustfulעֲגָבִ֤ים'a.ga.VimH5690desiresH5690expressed by theirmouthבְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.HemH6310, andtheir heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820goesהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgainבִצְעָ֖םvitz.'AmH1215.
32BeholdH2009,you are to them like a sensualעֲגָבִ֔ים'a.ga.VimH5690songכְּשִׁ֣ירke.ShirH7892by one who has abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963and playsנַגֵּ֑ןna.GenH5059wellוּמֵטִ֣בu.me.TivH3190on an instrument; for they hearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697but they do not practiceוְעֹשִׂ֥יםve.'o.SimH6213them.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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