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Ezekiel 33:7-20

7So thou, O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,I have setנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;therefore thou shalt hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085the wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697at my mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,and warnוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094them from me.

8When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559unto the wickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563,O wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man,thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191;if thou dost not speakדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,that wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manshall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will I requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at thine handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Nevertheless, if thou warnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563of his wayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870to turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from it; if he do not turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but thou hast deliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

10Therefore, O thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thus ye speakאֲמַרְתֶּם֙'a.mar.TemH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,If our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588and our sinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403beupon us, and we pine awayנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743in them, how should we then liveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?

11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559unto them, AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,I have no pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of the wickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563;but that the wickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563turnבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870and liveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421:turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye, turnשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye from your evilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870;for why will ye dieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191,O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

12Therefore, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,The righteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of the righteousהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662shall not deliverתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337him in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his transgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588:as for the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֤תve.rish.'AtH7564of the wickedהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563,he shall not fallיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyi.Ka.shelH3782thereby in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that he turnethשׁוּב֣וֹshu.VoH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562;neither shall the righteousוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662be ableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201to liveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421for his righteousnessin the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that he sinnethחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃cha.to.ToH2398.

13When I shall sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to the righteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662, thathe shall surelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421;if he trustבָטַ֥חva.TachH982to his own righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666,and commitוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,all his righteousnessesצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ka.tovH6666shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142;but for his iniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766that he hath committedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213,he shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191for it.

14Again, when I sayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559unto the wickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563,Thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191;if he turnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from his sinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403,and doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666;

15Ifthe wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563restoreיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725the pledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,give againיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999that he had robbedגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walkהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416,without committingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766;he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421,he shall not dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16None of his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hath committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398shall be mentionedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142unto him: he hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666;he shall surelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

17Yet the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not equalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505:but as for them, their wayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870is not equalיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505.

18When the righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662turnethבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֖וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666,and committethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,he shall even dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191thereby.

19But if the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563turnוּבְשׁ֤וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹme.rish.'a.ToH7564,and doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and rightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666,he shall liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421thereby.

20Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,The wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is not equalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.O ye houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,I will judgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199you every oneאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376after his waysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870.

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