Study it in the app“And you, son of man, say to the sons of your people, The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him on the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble by it on the day he turns from his wickedness; and the righteous will not be able to live by it on the day he sins.”
And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםsayאֱמֹרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof your people,עַמְּךָThe righteousnessצִדְקַתof the righteousהַצַּדִּיקwill notלֹאdeliver himתַצִּילֶנּוּon the dayבְּיוֹםof his transgression;פִּשְׁעוֹand as for the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַתof the wicked,הָרָשָׁעhe will notלֹאstumbleיִכָּשֶׁלby itבָּהּon the dayבְּיוֹםhe turnsשׁוּבוֹfrom his wickedness;מֵרִשְׁעוֹand the righteousוְצַדִּיקwill notלֹאbe ableיוּכַלto liveלִחְיוֹתby itבָּהּon the dayבְּיוֹםhe sins.חֲטֹאתוֹ
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emor” appearskin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “am” appearsrighteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appearsrighteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appearsrescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “tatsile” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearstransgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “pish” appearswickedness
Wickedness: unjust and evil conduct.
Where else “rishat” appearswicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appearsstumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “yikashel” appearsturn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shuv” appearswickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “rish” appearsbe able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appearslive
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “cheot” appearssin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatot” appears11Say to them, As I live, declares Adonai YHWH, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but in the wicked man’s turning from his way and living. Turn, turn from your evil ways; and why will you die, house of Israel?
12 · This verse (above)
13When I say to the righteous, “He will surely live,” and he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his acts of righteousness will be remembered, and for his injustice that he has done, by it he will die.
