When I sayבְּאָמְרִיto the righteous,לַצַּדִּיק“He will surelyחָיֹהlive,”יִחְיֶהand heוְהוּאtrustsבָטַחin his righteousnessעַל צִדְקָתוֹand doesוְעָשָׂהinjustice,עָוֶלnone ofכָּל לֹאhis acts of righteousnessצִדְקֹתָיוwill be remembered,תִזָּכַרְנָהand for his injusticeוּבְעַוְלוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe has done,עָשָׂהby itבּוֹhe will die.יָמוּת
Ezekiel 33:13
Study it in the app“When 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 33:13, word by word
- When I sayאָמְרִamri
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amri” appears- to the righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- “He will surelyחָיֹהchayo
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chayo” appears- trustsבָטַחvatach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “vatach” appears- in his righteousnessצִדְקָתtsidkat
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkat” appears- and doesעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- injusticeעָוֶלavel
injustice, wrong
Injustice; what is crooked, what is not right.
Where else “avel” appears- will be rememberedתִזָּכַרְנָהtizacharna
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “tizacharna” appears- he will dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears
The context
12And 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14And when I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” and he turns from his sin and does justice and righteousness,