Ezekiel 33:9

Webster's Bible (1833)

Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he doesn't turn from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֠אַתָּה כִּֽי־הִזְהַ֨רְתָּ רָשָׁ֤ע מִדַּרְכּוֹ֙ לָשׁ֣וּב מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְלֹא־שָׁ֖ב מִדַּרְכּ֑וֹ ה֚וּא בַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹ יָמ֔וּת וְאַתָּ֖ה נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾattāh kî-hizhartā rāšāʿ mi-darkô lāšûb mimmennāh wə-lōʾ-šāb mi-darkô hûʾ ba-ʿăwōnô yāmût wə-ʾattāh napšəkā hiṣṣaltā

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾattāh*: conjunction + personal pronoun, 2nd singular masculine - and you
• *kî*-*hizhartā*: conjunction + hiphil perfect, 2nd singular masculine - if/when you warn
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - wicked one
• *mi-darkô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd singular masculine suffix - from his way
• *lāšûb*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to turn/return
• *mimmennāh*: preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - from it
• *wə-lōʾ*-*šāb*: conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he does not turn
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd singular masculine - he
• *ba-ʿăwōnô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd singular suffix - in his iniquity
• *yāmût*: qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - he will die
• *napšəkā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd singular masculine suffix - your soul
• *hiṣṣaltā*: hiphil perfect, 2nd singular masculine - you have delivered

Word Meanings

• *hizhartā*: you warn/you caution/you admonish
• *rāšāʿ*: wicked one/evil person/unrighteous one
• *mi-darkô*: from his way/from his path/from his conduct
• *lāšûb*: to turn/to return/to repent
• *ba-ʿăwōnô*: in his iniquity/for his sin/because of his guilt
• *napšəkā* *hiṣṣaltā*: you have delivered your soul/you have saved your life/you have rescued yourself

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 3:19 : 19 Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn't turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
• Ezek 3:21 : 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.
• Acts 13:40 : 40 Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
• Acts 13:46 : 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
• Acts 18:5-6 : 5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"
• Acts 20:26 : 26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men,
• Acts 28:23-28 : 23 When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening. 24 Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. 25 When they didn't agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, the prophet, to our fathers, 26 saying, 'Go to this people, and say, In hearing, you will hear, But will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, But will in no way perceive. 27 For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, And would turn again, And I would heal them.' 28 "Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles. They will also listen."
• 2 Cor 2:15-17 : 15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; 16 to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
• Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
• Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
• Eph 5:3-6 : 3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints; 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks. 5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
• Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.
• 1 Thess 4:3-8 : 3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, 4 that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God; 6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified. 7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification. 8 Therefore he who rejects doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
• Heb 2:3 : 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation-- which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
• Luke 12:47 : 47 That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
• John 8:24 : 24 I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
• Prov 15:10 : 10 There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: Whoever hates reproof shall die.
• Prov 29:1 : 1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.