Ezekiel 33:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right—

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְאָמְרִ֥י לָֽרָשָׁ֖ע מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וְשָׁב֙ מֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹ וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃

Transliteration

û-bə-ʾōmrî lā-rāšāʿ môt tāmût wə-šāb mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtô wə-ʿāśāh mišpāṭ û-ṣədāqāh

Grammar Details

• *û-bə-ʾōmrî*: conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct with 1st singular suffix - and when I say
• *lā-rāšāʿ*: preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - to the wicked
• *môt*: qal infinitive absolute - dying
• *tāmût*: qal imperfect, 2nd singular masculine - you will die
• *wə-šāb*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he turns
• *mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd singular masculine suffix - from his sin
• *wə-ʿāśāh*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - and does
• *mišpāṭ*: noun, masculine singular - justice
• *û-ṣədāqāh*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and righteousness

Word Meanings

• *û-bə-ʾōmrî*: and when I say/and when I speak/and in my saying
• *môt* *tāmût*: you will surely die/dying you will die/you will certainly die
• *šāb*: turns/returns/repents
• *ḥaṭṭāʾtô*: his sin/his failure/his mistake
• *mišpāṭ*: justice/judgment/what is right
• *ṣədāqāh*: righteousness/rightness/justice

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turns from his sin, and does that which is lawful and right;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Agayne, yff I saye to the wicked: thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne fro his synnes, and do the thinge that is laufull and right:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe when I shall say vnto the wicked, thou shalt die the death, if he turne from his sinne, and doe that which is lawfull and right,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Againe, if I say vnto the wicked, thou shalt surely dye: and so he turne from his sinnes, and do the thing that is lawfull and right,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in My saying to the wicked: Thou surely diest, And -- he hath turned back from his sin, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; if he is turned from his sin and does what is ordered and right;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Suppose I say to the wicked,‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 18:27 : 27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.
• Ezek 33:8 : 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
• Hos 14:1 : 1 Samaria will be found guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 18:7-8 : 7 At any moment I might speak concerning a nation or a kingdom, to uproot it, tear it down, or destroy it. 8 But if that nation I have warned repents of its evil, then I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to bring upon it.
• Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.
• Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
• Matt 9:13 : 13 'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'
• Luke 13:3-5 : 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way. 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
• Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Jer 4:1 : 1 If Israel, declares the LORD, you will return to me, you must remove your detestable things from my presence and not wander away.
• Ezek 3:18-19 : 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.
• Ezek 18:21 : 21 But if the wicked turn from all their sins that they have committed, keep all my statutes, and do what is just and right, they will live; they will not die.