Ezekiel 18:30

“Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, each according to his ways, declares Adonai YHWH. Turn back, and turn others away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be a stumbling block for you.”

Ezekiel 18:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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God asks them to turn from their wrongs and get a new heart and spiritTurning back to God

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Ezekiel 18:30, word by word

I will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּטeshpot

call to account

To call to account, punish.

Where else “eshpot” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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according to his waysדְרָכָיderachay

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “derachay” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
Turn backשׁוּבוּshuvu

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “shuvu” appears
your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיpishe

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

Where else “pishe” appears
so that iniquityעָוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avon” appears
beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a stumbling blockמִכְשׁוֹלmichshol

stumbling block

A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.

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The context

29Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of Adonai is not rightly weighed.’ Are my ways not rightly weighed, house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not rightly weighed?

30 · This verse (above)

31Cast away from you all your transgressions with which you have transgressed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?

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