Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 18

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413againH1961,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Whatמַה־mah-H4100mean ye, that yeuseH398thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerning thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1haveeatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sourבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155grapesH1155, and thechildren’sהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set on edge?

3As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, ye shallnotהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088have occasionanyH5750moreH5750touseיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315are mine; as thesoulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of thefatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1,soH4191also thesoulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315of thesonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121is mine: thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinneth, it shalldieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

5Butifכִּי־ki-H3588amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376bejustH4941, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawful andrightH4941,

6and hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398uponH413themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathliftedנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathdefiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930his neighbour’swifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808hathcomeH7126nearH7126to awomanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802inherH413separation;

7and hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808wrongedיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, but hathrestoredיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725to thedebtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326hispledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258, hath spoilednoneלֹ֣אlo'H3808by violence, hathgivenיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680thenakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with agarmentבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899;

8he that hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808givenH5414forthH5414uponH4941usuryH8636,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathtakenיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947anyH376increaseH8636, that hath withdrawn hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027frominiquityמֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velH5766, hath executedtrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentH4941betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996manH376andmanH376,

9hathwalkedיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, todealלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213trulyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; he isjustH4941, he shallsurelyH1980liveH2421, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

10IfH1121hebegetוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205asonבֵּן־ben-H1121that is a robber, a shedder ofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, and that doethanyמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259one oftheseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428things,

11and that doethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605ofthoseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428duties, butevenגַ֤םgamH1571hatheatenאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398uponאֶל־'el-H413themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, anddefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12hathwrongedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238thepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, hath spoiled by violence, hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808restoredיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258, and hathliftedנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to theidolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544, hathcommittedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13hathgivenH5414forthH5414uponH1961usuryH8636, and hathtakenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947increaseH8636: shall he thenliveוָחָ֑יva.ChaiH2421? he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְיֶ֗הyich.YehH2421: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441: he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191; hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shall beuponH1961him.

14NowH2009,loH2009,ifH2009hebegetהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, that seethallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403,whichH834he hathdoneH6213, and feareth, and dothnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808suchH834like,

15that hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398uponעַל־'al-H5921themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathliftedנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808defiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hathwrongedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808takenגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497aught topledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hath spoiled by violence, but hathgivenנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thenakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with agarmentבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17that hath withdrawn hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from thepoorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041, that hathnotH3808receivedלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947usuryH8636norH3808increaseH8636, hathexecutedH4191myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, hathwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708; he shallnotH3808dieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, he shallsurelyH4191liveH2421.

18As for hisfatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he cruellyoppressedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231, spoiled hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251byviolenceעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233, anddidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֛וֹבTovH2896among hispeopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he shalldieמֵ֖תmetH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yetsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Wherefore dothnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thesonH1121bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1? When thesonH1121hathdoneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichH2708is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mystatutesH2708, and hathdoneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shallsurelyH1121liveH2421.

20Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that sinneth, it shalldieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191: thesonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808bearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1,neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808shall thefatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thesonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121; therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shall beuponעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921him, and thewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shall beuponעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him.

21ButifH3588thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563turnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, andkeepוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, he shallsurelyH3588liveH2421, he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808of histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213shall berememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142againstכָּל־kol-H3605him: in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Have IanyH3808pleasureH2654in thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563? saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: andnotH3808ratherH3808that he shouldreturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from hiswayמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870, andliveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24But when therighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnethawayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙mi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, and committethiniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766, and doeth according toallH3605theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that thewickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563doeth, shall he live?Noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of hisrighteousH6662deedsצִדְקֹתָ֤יוtzid.ka.tovH6666that he hathdoneH6213shall berememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142: in histrespassבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604that he hath trespassed, and in hissinH2398that he hathsinnedH2398, in them shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

25Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotH3808equal.Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: IsnotH3808mywayהֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.KiH1870equal? arenotH3808yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequal?

26When therighteousצַדִּ֧יקtza.DikH6662manH6662turnethawayבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֛וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, and committethiniquityעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766, and dieth therein; in hisiniquityבְּעַוְל֥וֹbe.'av.LoH5766that he hathdoneH6213shall hedieH4191.

27AgainH7725, when thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manH7563turnethawayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564that he hathcommittedH6213, and doeth thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, he shallsaveH5315hissoulH5315aliveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421.

28Becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he considereth, and turnethawayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, he shallsurelyH4191liveH2421, he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

29Yet saith thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotH3808equal. Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, arenotH3808mywaysהַדְּרָכַ֞יha.de.ra.KhaiH1870equal? arenotH3808yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequal?

30Therefore I willjudgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט'esh.PotH8199youH3605, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,everyH3605oneaccordingאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֜יוkid.ra.KhavH1870, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.Returnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye, andturnוְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.ha.Shi.vuH7725yourselves fromallH3605yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588;soלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be your ruin.

31CastH7993awayהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993fromyouH834allכָּל־kol-H3605yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙pish.'ei.KhemH6588, whereto ye havetransgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣םpe.sha'.TemH6586; andmakeוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213youH834anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319heartלֵ֥בlevH3820and anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307: forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100will yedieתָמֻ֖תוּta.Mu.tuH4191, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

32For I havenoלֹ֤אlo'H3808pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in thedeathהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191of him that dieth, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: whereforeturnוְהָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725yourselves, andliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃ פVich.YuH2421.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

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