Ezekiel 18:31

“Cast 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?”

Ezekiel 18:31 · 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 18:31, word by word

Cast awayהַשְׁלִיכוּhashlichu

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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your transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיpishe

transgression

A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.

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you have transgressedפְּשַׁעְתֶּםpeshatem

transgress

To break with God and his law.

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and makeעֲשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

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a newחָדָשׁchadash

new

New.

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heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

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will you dieתָמֻתוּtamutu

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

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

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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.

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The context

30Therefore 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.

31 · This verse (above)

32For I take no pleasure in the death of the one who dies, declares Adonai YHWH. So turn back, and live.”

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