And when I sayוּבְאָמְרִיto the wicked,לָרָשָׁע“You will surelyמוֹתdie,”תָּמוּתand he turnsוְשָׁבfrom his sinמֵחַטָּאתוֹand doesוְעָשָׂהjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand righteousness,וּצְדָקָה
Ezekiel 33:14
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Ezekiel 33:14, word by word
- And 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 wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- “You will surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- and he turnsשָׁבshav
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shav” appears- from his sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” 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- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15the wicked returns the pledge, pays back what he robbed, walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he will surely live; he will not die.