Ezekiel 18:30

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵן֩ אִ֨ישׁ כִּדְרָכָ֜יו אֶשְׁפֹּ֤ט אֶתְכֶם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה שׁ֤וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ מִכָּל־פִּשְׁעֵיכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם לְמִכְשׁ֖וֹל עָוֺֽן׃

Transliteration

lākēn ʾîš ki- dərākāyw ʾešpōṭ ʾetkem bêt yiśrāʾēl nəʾum ʾădōnāy YHWH šûbû wə- hāšîbû mi- kol-pišʿêkem wə- lōʾ-yihyeh lākem lə- mikšôl ʿāwōn

Grammar Details

• *lākēn*: adverb - therefore
• *ʾîš*: masculine singular noun - man
• *ki-*: preposition - according to
• *dərākāyw*: feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ways
• *ʾešpōṭ*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will judge
• *ʾetkem*: direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
• *bêt*: masculine singular construct - house of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *nəʾum*: construct state, masculine singular - declaration of
• *ʾădōnāy*: divine title - Lord
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *šûbû*: Qal imperative masculine plural - return
• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *hāšîbû*: Hiphil imperative masculine plural - cause to return
• *mi-*: preposition - from
• *kol*: construct state, masculine singular - all of
• *pišʿêkem*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your transgressions
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yihyeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be
• *lākem*: preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you
• *lə-*: preposition - for
• *mikšôl*: masculine singular construct - stumbling block of
• *ʿāwōn*: masculine singular noun - iniquity

Word Meanings

• *ʾîš* *ki-* *dərākāyw*: each according to his ways/each by his own conduct
• *nəʾum*: declaration/oracle/utterance
• *šûbû*: return/repent/turn back
• *hāšîbû*: turn away/repent/bring back
• *pišʿêkem*: your transgressions/your rebellions/your crimes
• *mikšôl* *ʿāwōn*: stumbling block of iniquity/obstacle of guilt/cause of sin

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 18:21 : 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
• Hos 12:6 : 6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
• Joel 2:12-13 : 12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
• Ezek 33:20 : 20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
• Ezek 14:6 : 6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
• Ezek 7:3 : 3 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.
• Luke 13:3 : 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
• Luke 13:5 : 5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
• Eccl 12:14 : 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
• Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
• Matt 3:2 : 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matt 3:8 : 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
• Matt 25:32 : 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
• Ezek 34:20 : 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
• Dan 9:13 : 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
• Mal 3:18 : 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
• Ezek 33:9 : 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
• Eccl 3:17 : 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
• Ezek 7:8-9 : 8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations. 9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
• Ezek 7:27 : 27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
• 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
• Gal 6:4-5 : 4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
• Jas 1:15 : 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
• 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
• Rev 2:5 : 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
• Rev 2:16 : 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Rev 2:21-23 : 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
• Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
• Rev 22:12 : 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
• Acts 26:20 : 20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.