Ezekiel 18

YHWH declares through Ezekiel that individual responsibility governs judgment: the soul who sins shall die, and the righteousness of parents or children does not transfer.[1][3] Repentance from sin leads to life, as YHWH takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but desires their turning from ways to live.[1]

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אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR הֶֽ/הָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אָכָ֔ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 akhal okèlè (Yoruba) he has eaten to eat to eat HVqp3ms וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 veeynayv Enyi (Fante) and his eyes his eyes his eyes HC/Ncbdc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn נָשָׂ֔א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa he has lifted he lifted he lifted HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR גִּלּוּלֵ֖י 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤉 giluley the idols detestable idols of idols of HNcmpc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To אֵ֤שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of woman of HNcfsc רֵעֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn טִמֵּ֔א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 time he has defiled he made unclean he caused to become unclean HVpp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and toward HC/R אִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman woman HNcfsa נִדָּ֖ה 𐤍𐤃𐤄 nidah menstruous exclusion-impurity exclusion-impurity HNcfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-4 not not not HTn יִקְרָֽב 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁 yiqerav he approaches he will draw near he will approach HVqi3ms
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וַ/אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤌 vaamaretem Yet you say and you said and you say HC/Vqq2mp מַדֻּ֛עַ 𐤌𐤃𐤏 madua Why why? why HTi לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נָשָׂ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa bear he lifted he lifted HVqp3ms הַ/בֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤍 haben Bene (Bemba) the son the son the son HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍 baaon the iniquity of in the guilt of in the iniquity of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אָ֑ב 𐤄/𐤀𐤁 haav the father the father the father HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/בֵּ֞ן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤍 vehaben Bene (Bemba) And the son and the son and the son HC/Td/Ncmsa מִשְׁפָּ֧ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment judgment HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah and righteousness and righteousness and righteousness HC/Ncfsa עָשָׂ֗ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah has done he did he did HVqp3ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc חֻקּוֹתַ֥/י 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 chuqotay My statutes my inscribed decrees my statutes HNcbpc/Sp1cs שָׁמַ֛ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shamar has observed he guarded he kept HVqp3ms וַ/יַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 vayaaseh and has done and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp חָיֹ֥ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayoh living to live to live HVqa יִחְיֶֽה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yicheyeh he shall live he will live he will live HVqi3ms
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הַ/נֶּ֥פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanefesh the soul the living being the living being HTd/Ncbsa הַ/חֹטֵ֖את 𐤄/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 hachotet who sins the erring one (feminine) the sinning one (feminine) HTd/Vqrfsa הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she it HPp3fs תָמ֑וּת 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut shall die you will die it will die HVqi3fs בֵּ֞ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִשָּׂ֣א 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa shall bear he will lift he will lift HVqi3ms בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍 baaon the iniquity in the guilt of in the iniquity of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אָ֗ב 𐤄/𐤀𐤁 haav of the father the father the father HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אָב֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁 veav and father father and father HC/Ncmsa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִשָּׂא֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa-2 shall bear he will lift he will lift HVqi3ms בַּ/עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍 baaon-2 the iniquity in the guilt of in the iniquity of HR/Ncbsc הַ/בֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤍 haben Bene (Bemba) of the son the son the son HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקַ֤ת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕 tsideqat righteousness righteousness-of righteousness-of HNcfsc הַ/צַּדִּיק֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 hatsadiq of the righteous the just one the righteous one HTd/Aamsa עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv shall be upon him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh shall be you will become it will be HVqi3fs וְ/רִשְׁעַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤕 verisheat and wickedness wickedness of and wickedness of HC/Ncfsc רשע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rsh of the wicked wicked man wicked man HAamsa הָ/רָשָׁ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏 harasha the wicked the guilty man the wicked man HTd/Aamsa עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 upon him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms תִּֽהְיֶֽה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh-2 shall be you will become it will be HVqi3fs
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וְ/הָ/רָשָׁ֗ע 𐤅/𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏 veharasha but the wicked and the guilty man and the wicked man HC/Td/Aamsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because if HC יָשׁוּב֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv turns he will return he will return HVqi3ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc חטאת/ו 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 chttv his sins his offense his sin HNcfsc/Sp3ms חַטֹּאתָי/ו֙ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 chatotayv that he has committed his sins his sins HNcfpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr עָשָׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he has done he did he did HVqp3ms וְ/שָׁמַר֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤓 veshamar and keeps and he guarded and he keeps HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc חֻקּוֹתַ֔/י 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤉 chuqotay My statutes my inscribed decrees my statutes HNcbpc/Sp1cs וְ/עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and does and he did and he did HC/Vqq3ms מִשְׁפָּ֖ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment judgment HNcmsa וּ/צְדָקָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 utsedaqah and righteousness and righteousness and righteousness HC/Ncfsa חָיֹ֥ה 𐤇𐤉𐤄 chayoh surely live to live he shall surely live HVqa יִחְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yicheyeh he shall live he will live he will live HVqi3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָמֽוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he shall die he will die he will die HVqi3ms
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וּ/בְ/שׁ֨וּב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁 uveshuv But when he turns back and in turning back and in returning HC/R/Vqc צַדִּ֤יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa מִ/צִּדְקָת/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 mitsideqato from his righteousness from his righteousness from his righteousness HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וְ/עָ֣שָׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and commits and he did and he did HC/Vqq3ms עָ֔וֶל 𐤏𐤅𐤋 avel iniquity injustice injustice HNcbsa כְּ/כֹ֨ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all as the whole as all HR/Ncmsc הַ/תּוֹעֵב֜וֹת 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 hatoevot the abominations the detestable things the abominations HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עָשָׂ֧ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah does he did he did HVqp3ms הָ/רָשָׁ֛ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏 harasha the wicked the guilty man the wicked man HTd/Aamsa יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he does he will do he will do HVqi3ms וָ/חָ֑י 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vachay shall he live? and he lived and he lived HC/Vqq3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All entirety of all of HNcmsc צדקת/ו 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤅 tsdqtv his righteousness his righteousness his righteousness HNcfsc/Sp3ms צִדְקֹתָ֤י/ו 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tsideqotayv his righteous deeds his acts of righteousness his acts of righteousness HNcfpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr עָשָׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah-2 he has done he did he did HVqp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִזָּכַ֔רְנָה 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤄 tizakharenah be remembered they will be remembered they will be remembered HVNi3fp בְּ/מַעֲל֧/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤅 bemaalo because of his treachery in his breach-of-faith in his breach-of-faith HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 of which that-which that which HTr מָעַ֛ל 𐤌𐤏𐤋 maal he was guilty breach of faith betrayal of faith HVqp3ms וּ/בְ/חַטָּאת֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 uvechatato and in his sin and in his sin and in his sin HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-4 that that-which that which HTr חָטָ֖א 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chata he has committed he missed the mark he sinned HVqp3ms בָּ֥/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam in them in them HR/Sp3mp יָמֽוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he shall die he will die he will die HVqi3ms
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לָ/כֵן֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) Therefore accordingly therefore HR/D אִ֨ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man man HNcmsa כִּ/דְרָכָ֜י/ו 𐤊/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 kiderakhayv according to his ways his paths according to his ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤈 eshepot I will judge I will judge I will judge HVqi1cs אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp נְאֻ֖ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp שׁ֤וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Repent Turn back! Return! HVqv2mp וְ/הָשִׁ֨יבוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehashivu and turn away and cause to return and cause to return HC/Vhv2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc פִּשְׁעֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤉/𐤊𐤌 pisheeykhem your transgressions your rebellions your transgressions HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be it will come to be HVqi3ms לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you for you HR/Sp2mp לְ/מִכְשׁ֖וֹל 𐤋/𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤅𐤋 lemikheshol a stumbling block stumbling cause as a stumbling block HR/Ncmsc עָוֺֽן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon of iniquity distortion-guilt iniquity of HNcbsa
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