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Ezekiel 18

1Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me again,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2What mean ye, that yeuseמֹֽשְׁלִים֙mo.she.LimH4911thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לha.ma.ShalH4912concerning thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thefathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1haveeatenיֹ֣אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398sourgrapesבֹ֔סֶרVo.serH1155, and thechildren’sהַבָּנִ֖יםha.ba.NimH1121teethוְשִׁנֵּ֥יve.shi.NeiH8127are set onedgeתִּקְהֶֽינָה׃tik.Hei.nahH6949?

3As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, ye shall not have occasion any more touseמְשֹׁ֛לme.SholH4911thisproverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Behold, allsoulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315are mine; as thesoulכְּנֶ֧פֶשׁke.Ne.feshH5315of thefatherהָאָ֛בha.'AvH1, so also thesoulוּכְנֶ֥פֶשׁu.khe.Ne.feshH5315of thesonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121is mine: thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315thatsinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398, it shalldieתָמֽוּת׃ סta.MutH4191.

5But if amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376isjustצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662, anddoethוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666,

6And hath noteatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, neither hath liftedupנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, neither hathdefiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802, neither hath comenearיִקְרָֽב׃yik.RavH7126to apollutedנִדָּ֖הni.DahH5079womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802,

7And hath notoppressedיוֹנֶ֔הyo.NehH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, but hathrestoredיָשִׁ֔יבya.ShivH7725to thedebtorחוֹב֙chOvH2326hispledgeחֲבֹלָת֥וֹcha.vo.la.ToH2258, hathstrippedיִגְזֹ֑לyig.ZolH1497none byviolenceגְּזֵלָ֖הge.ze.LahH1500, hathgivenיִתֵּ֔ןyi.TenH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680thenakedוְעֵירֹ֖םve.'ei.RomH5903with agarmentבָּֽגֶד׃Ba.gedH899;

8He that hath not givenforthיִתֵּ֗ןyi.TenH5414uponinterestבַּנֶּ֣שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392, neither hathtakenיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947anyincreaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, that hathwithdrawnיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027frominiquityמֵעָ֖וֶלme.'A.velH5766, hathexecutedיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941betweenmanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andmanלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376,

9Hathwalkedיְהַלֵּ֛ךְye.ha.LekhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, todealלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213trulyאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571; he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

10If hebegettethוְהוֹלִ֥ידve.ho.LidH3205asonבֵּן־ben-H1121that is arobberפָּרִ֖יץpa.RitzH6530, ashedderשֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210ofbloodדָּ֑םDamH1818, and thatdoethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213thelikeH251anyoneמֵאַחַ֖דme.'a.ChadH259of these things,

11And thatdoethעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213not any of those duties, but even hatheatenאָכַ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, anddefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

12Hathoppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238thepoorעָנִ֤י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְיוֹן֙ve.'ev.yOnH34, hathstrippedגָּזָ֔לga.ZalH1497byviolenceגְּזֵל֣וֹתge.ze.LotH1500, hath notrestoredיָשִׁ֑יבya.ShivH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֖לcha.VolH2258, and hath liftedupנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יו'ei.NavH5869to theidolsהַגִּלּוּלִים֙ha.gi.lu.LimH1544, hathcommittedעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441,

13Hath givenforthנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414uponinterestבַּנֶּ֧שֶׁךְba.Ne.shekhH5392, and hathtakenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947increaseוְתַרְבִּ֥יתve.tar.BitH8636: shall he thenliveH2425? he shall notliveH2421: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213all theseabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֤וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441; he shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיוּמָ֔תyu.MatH4191; hisbloodדָּמָ֖יוda.MavH1818shall be upon him.

14Now, lo, if hebegettethהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, thatseethוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200all hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sinsחַטֹּ֥אתcha.TotH2403which he hathdoneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, andconsiderethוַיִּרְאֶ֕הvai.yir.'EhH7200, anddoethיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213notlikewiseH2004,

15That hath noteatenאָכָ֔ל'a.KhalH398upon themountainsהֶֽהָרִים֙he.ha.RimH2022, neither hath liftedupנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869to theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hath notdefiledטִמֵּֽא׃ti.Me'H2930hisneighbour’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802,

16Neither hathoppressedהוֹנָ֔הho.NahH3238anyוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, hath notwithheldחָבָ֔לcha.ValH2254thepledgeחֲבֹל֙cha.VolH2258, neither hathstrippedגָזָ֑לga.ZalH1497byviolenceוּגְזֵלָ֖הu.ge.ze.LahH1500, but hathgivenנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5414hisbreadלַחְמוֹ֙lach.MoH3899to thehungryלְרָעֵ֣בle.ra.'EvH7457, and hathcoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thenakedוְעֵר֖וֹםve.'e.RomH5903with agarmentבָֽגֶד׃Va.gedH899,

17That hath takenoffהֵשִׁ֣יבhe.ShivH7725hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027from thepoorמֵעָנִ֞יme.'a.NiH6041, that hath notreceivedלָקָ֔חla.KachH3947interestנֶ֤שֶׁךְNe.shekhH5392norincreaseוְתַרְבִּית֙ve.tar.BitH8636, hathexecutedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, hathwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in mystatutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708; he shall notdieיָמ֛וּתya.MutH4191for theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

18As for hisfatherאָבִ֞יו'a.VivH1, because hecruellyעֹ֗שֶׁק'O.shekH6233oppressedעָ֣שַׁק'A.shakH6231,strippedגָּזַל֙ga.ZalH1497hisbrotherאָ֔ח'AchH251byviolenceH1499, anddidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which is notgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hispeopleעַמָּ֑יו'a.MavH5971, lo, even he shalldieמֵ֖תmetH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנֽוֹ׃ba.'a.vo.NoH5771.

19Yetsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559ye, Why? doth not thesonהַבֵּ֖ןha.BenH1121bearנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֑בha.'AvH1? When thesonוְהַבֵּ֞ןve.ha.BenH1121hathdoneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֣הu.tze.da.KahH6666, and hathkeptשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104all mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֥יchu.ko.TaiH2708, and hathdoneוַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥הvai.ya.'a.SehH6213them, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶֽה׃yich.YehH2421.

20Thesoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315thatsinnethהַחֹטֵ֖אתha.cho.TetH2398, it shalldieתָמ֑וּתta.MutH4191. Thesonבֵּ֞ןbenH1121shall notbearיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thefatherהָאָ֗בha.'AvH1, neither shall thefatherוְאָב֙ve.'AvH1bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of thesonהַבֵּ֔ןha.BenH1121: therighteousnessצִדְקַ֤תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662shall be upon him, and thewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֥תve.rish.'AtH7564of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֖עha.ra.sha'H7563shall be upon him.

21But if thewickedוְהָרָשָׁ֗עve.ha.ra.Sha'H7563willturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725from all hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, andkeepוְשָׁמַר֙ve.sha.MarH8104all mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666, he shallsurelyחָיֹ֥הcha.YohH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

22All histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָיו֙pe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, they shall not bementionedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142to him: in hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָת֥וֹbe.tzid.ka.ToH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213he shallliveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

23Have I anypleasureהֶחָפֹ֤ץhe.cha.FotzH2654atallאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654that thewickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563shoulddieמ֣וֹתMotH4194?saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: and not that he shouldreturnבְּשׁוּב֥וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from hiswaysמִדְּרָכָ֖יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870, andliveוְחָיָֽה׃ סve.cha.YahH2421?

24But when therighteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662turnethawayוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ֙mi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommittethוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766, anddoethעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213according to all theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֜וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441that thewickedהָרָשָׁ֛עha.ra.Sha'H7563mandoethיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213, shall heliveH2425? All hisrighteousnessצִדְקֹתָ֤יוtzid.ka.tovH6666that he hathdoneעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213shall not bementionedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142: in histrespassמָעַ֛לma.'AlH4603that he hathtrespassedבְּמַעֲל֧וֹbe.ma.'a.LoH4604, and in hissinוּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹu.ve.cha.ta.ToH2403that he hathsinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398, in them shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

25Yet yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505.Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Is not mywayהֲדַרְכִּי֙ha.dar.KiH1870equalיִתָּכֵ֔ןyi.ta.KhenH8505? are not yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequalיִתָּכֵֽנוּ׃yi.ta.Khe.nuH8505?

26When arighteousצַדִּ֧יקtza.DikH6662man turnethawayבְּשׁוּב־be.shuv-H7725from hisrighteousnessמִצִּדְקָת֛וֹmi.tzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommittethוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֖וֶל'A.velH5766, anddiethוּמֵ֣תu.MetH4191in them; for hisiniquityבְּעַוְל֥וֹbe.'av.LoH5766that he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213shall hedieיָמֽוּת׃ סya.MutH4191.

27Again, when awickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563man turnethawayוּבְשׁ֣וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ֙me.rish.'a.ToH7564that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, anddoethוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֑הu.tze.da.KahH6666, he shallsaveH2421hissoulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315aliveיְחַיֶּֽה׃ye.chai.YehH2421.

28Because heconsiderethוַיִּרְאֶ֣הvai.yir.'EhH7200, and turnethawayוַיָּ֔שָׁבvai.ya.shovH7725from all histransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֖יוpe.sha.'AvH6588that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, he shallsurelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

29Yetsaithוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505. Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, are not mywaysהַדְּרָכַ֞יha.de.ra.KhaiH1870equalיִתָּֽכְנּוּ֙yi.ta.khe.NuH8505? are not yourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870unequalיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505?

30Therefore I willjudgeאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט'esh.PotH8199you, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376according to hiswaysכִּדְרָכָ֜יוkid.ra.KhavH1870,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069.Repentשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725, andturnוְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.ha.Shi.vuH7725yourselves from all yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔םpish.'ei.KhemH6588; soiniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771shall not be yourruinלְמִכְשׁ֖וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383.

31Castawayהַשְׁלִ֣יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993from you all yourtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙pish.'ei.KhemH6588, by which ye havetransgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣םpe.sha'.TemH6586; andmakeוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213for yourselves anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319heartלֵ֥בlevH3820and anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307: for why will yedieתָמֻ֖תוּta.Mu.tuH4191, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

32For I have nopleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in thedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of him thatdiethהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069: thereforeturnוְהָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuH7725ye, andliveוִֽחְיֽוּ׃ פVich.YuH2421.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 18

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