Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 33

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When Ibringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719uponעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeוְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947amanH376from among them, andsetוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414him for theirwatchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822:

3ifוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200, when he seeth theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, heblowוְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782, andwarnוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

4then whosoever heareth thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782, and takethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808warning,ifH1961theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comeH935, andtakeH3947himawayH3947, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall beuponH935hisownH1961headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5Heheardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085thesoundק֨וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782, andtookאֵת֩'etH853notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808warning; hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shall beuponH1961him: whereasifH1961he hadtakenH1961warning he should havedeliveredמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422hissoulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

6ButifH3588thewatchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200theswordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935, andblowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971benotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094, and theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comeוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935, andtakeH3947anyH3588personנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from among them; he istakenH3947awayH3947in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771, but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will Irequireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875at thewatchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.

7Soמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, I havesetH5414thee awatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thereforehearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697at mymouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310, andgiveH5414them warning frommeH5414.

8When Isayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559unto thewickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Owickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563, thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191, and thou dostnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808speakדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696towarnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870; thatwickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manH7563shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771, but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will Irequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at thinehandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

9NeverthelessH3588,ifH3588thouwarnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563of hiswayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870toturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from it, and heturnשָׁ֖בshavH7725notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870; he shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771, but thou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

10And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651yespeakאֲמַרְתֶּם֙'a.mar.TemH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588and oursinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403areuponעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usאֶל־'el-H413, andweH587pineawayנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743in them;howוְאֵ֥יךְve.'EikhH349then shouldweH587liveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?

11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559unto them, As Iliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, I havenoH518pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in thedeathH4191of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563; but that thewickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563turnבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870andliveH2421:turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye,turnשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye from yourevilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870; forwhyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100will yedieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

12And thou,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971, Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808deliverתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337him in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of histransgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588; and as for thewickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562of thewickedהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563, he shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fallיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyi.Ka.shelH3782thereby in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that he turneth from hiswickednessH7562:neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall he that isrighteousוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662beableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201toliveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421thereby in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that he sinneth.

13When Isayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to therighteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662, that he shallsurelyH4191liveH2421;ifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hetrustבָטַ֥חva.TachH982to hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666, and commitiniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766,noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of hisrighteousH6662deedsצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ka.tovH6666shall berememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142; but in hisiniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766that he hathcommittedH6213, therein shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

14AgainH7725, when Isayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559unto thewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191; if heturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from hissinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941;

15if thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563restoreH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258,giveH7725againH7725that he hadtakenH1500byrobberyגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walkהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416,committingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213noH3808iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766; he shallsurelyH4191liveH2421, he shallnotH3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808of hissinsH2398that he hathcommittedH2398shall berememberedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142againstH2398him: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thatwhichH834is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941; he shallsurelyH834liveH2421.

17Yet thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808equal: but as for them, theirwayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808equal.

18When therighteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662turneth from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֖וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, and committethiniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766, he shallevenוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213dieוּמֵ֖תu.MetH4191therein.

19And when thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563turneth from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹme.rish.'a.ToH7564, and doeth thatwhichה֥וּאhu'H1931is lawful andrightמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421thereby.

20Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136isnotH3808equal. Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל פYis.ra.'ElH3478, I willjudgeאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹט'esh.PotH8199youH3808everyאִ֧ישׁ'ishH376one after hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֛יוkid.ra.KhavH1870.

21And itcameH935topassH935in the twelfthyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of our captivity, in thetenthבָּעֲשִׂרִ֛יba.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in thefifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayH2320of themonthH2320, that one that had escapedoutH413ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389cameH935untomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892issmittenהֻכְּתָ֥הhu.ke.TahH5221.

22Nowהָיְתָ֨הha.ye.TahH1961thehandוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068had beenuponH935meאֵלַ֜י'e.LaiH413in theeveningבָּעֶ֗רֶבba.'E.revH6153, afore he that was escapedcameH935; and he hadopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֣חvai.yif.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecameH935tomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; and mymouthפִּ֔יPiH6310wasopenedוַיִּפָּ֣תַחvai.yi.Pa.tachH6605, and I wasnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreעֽוֹד׃ פodH5750dumb.

23And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120, they thatinhabitיֹ֠שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427thoseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wasteהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתhe.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723in thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478speakאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85was one, and he inherited thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776: butweוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587aremanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227; thelandH776isgivenH5414usH5414forinheritanceוַיִּירַ֖שׁvai.yi.RashH3423.

25WhereforesayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Yeeatתֹּאכֵ֛לוּto.Khe.luH398with thebloodהַדָּ֧ם׀ha.DamH1818, andliftתִּשְׂא֥וּtis.'UH5375upH5375youreyesוְעֵינֵכֶ֛םve.'ei.ne.KhemH5869unto youridolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544, andshedתִּשְׁפֹּ֑כוּtish.Po.khuH8210bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818: and shall yepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

26Yestandעֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם'a.mad.TemH5975uponעַֽל־'al-H5921yourswordחַרְבְּכֶם֙char.be.KhemH2719, ye workabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֔הto.'e.VahH8441, and yedefileטִמֵּאתֶ֑םti.me.TemH2930everyוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376one his neighbour’swifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802: and shall yepossessתִּירָֽשׁוּ׃ סti.Ra.shuH3423thelandוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776?

27Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559unto them,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,surelyH4191they that are in thewasteבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙be.cho.ra.VotH2723placesH2723shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and him that is in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will Igiveנְתַתִּ֖יוne.ta.TivH5414to thebeastsלַחַיָּ֥הla.chai.YahH2416to bedevouredלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398, and they that be in the strong holds and in thecavesוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתu.va.me.'a.RotH4631shalldieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191of thepestilenceבַּדֶּ֥בֶרba.De.verH1698.

28And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and an astonishment, and theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofherH5414powerעֻזָּ֑הּ'u.ZahH5797shallceaseH369; and themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall bedesolateוְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּve.sha.me.MuH8074, thatnoneH369shallpassH5674throughH5674.

29Then shall theyknowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I havemadeH6213thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776adesolationשְׁמָמָ֣הshe.ma.MahH8077and an astonishment,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theirabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתָ֖םto.'a.vo.TamH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they havecommittedH6213.

30And as for thee,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH376, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971talkהַנִּדְבָּרִ֤יםha.nid.ba.RimH1696of thee by thewallsהַקִּיר֔וֹתha.ki.RotH7023and in thedoorsוּבְפִתְחֵ֖יu.ve.fit.CheiH6607of thehousesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004, andspeakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696one toanotherאַחַ֗ד'a.ChadH259,everyoneH376to hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּֽאוּ־bo.'u-H935, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859, andhearוְשִׁמְע֔וּve.shim.'UH8085whatמָ֣הmahH4100is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that comethforthהַיּוֹצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

31And theycomeוְיָב֣וֹאוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935unto thee as thepeopleעָ֞ם'amH5971cometh, and theysitוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee as mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and theyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, butdoH6213themnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: for with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶם֙be.fi.HemH6310they shewmuchH6310love, but theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820goethafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theirgainבִצְעָ֖םvitz.'AmH1215.

32And,loוְהִנְּךָ֤ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005, thou art unto them as a very lovelysongכְּשִׁ֣ירke.ShirH7892of one that hath a pleasantvoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963, andcanH369playנַגֵּ֑ןna.GenH5059wellH2895on an instrument: for theyhearוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ve.sha.me.'UH8085thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, but theydoוְעֹשִׂ֥יםve.'o.SimH6213themnotH369.

33And when this cometh topassH935, (beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, it cometh,) then shall theyknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that aprophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030hath been among them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 33

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