Ezekiel Chapter 18

God’s reproof of the unjust parable of sour grapes

18:1 The word of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
came to me, saying,
18:2 Why do y’all relate this parable on the land of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, saying, The fathers eat sour grapes* The people felt that they were being punished unfairly for the sins of the fathers, but Ezekiel rejected this contention (v. 4), saying that punishment is exacted only of those who deserve it. – From the Artscroll English Tanach, but the teeth of the sons are set on edge?
18:3 As I live, says Adonaiהָאָדוֹן
 the Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
, [I swear] ya’ll never use this parable again in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: bᵊyiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
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18:4 See, all the soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת
Transliteration: hannᵊp̄āšôṯ – Hebrew Noun: Common Both Plural Absolute – Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here
are Mine; like the soulכְּנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: kᵊnep̄eš – Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here
of the father, and like the soulוּכְנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: ûḵnep̄eš – Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here
of the son is Mine: the soulהַנֶּפֶשׁ
Transliteration: hannep̄eš – Meaning: the soul, the self, the life, the creature, the person, the appetite, the mind, the living being, the desire, the emotion, the passion For more info click here
that sinsהַחֹטֵאת
Transliteration: haḥōṭē’ṯ – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
, it will die.
18:5 But if a man is righteousצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
, and practices justiceמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
and does what is rightוּצְדָקָה
Transliteration: ûṣḏāqâ – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
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18:6 hasn’t eaten [of idolatrous sacrifices] on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t approached a menstruousנִדָּה
Transliteration: nidâ – impurity, filthiness, menstruous, set apart. According to Jewish law, a woman is forbidden to maintain sexual relations with her husband during and for sometimes both before and after her menses. For more info click here
woman,
18:7 And hasn’t oppressed any man, but has returned the collateral for a debt, hasn’t robbed anyone by force, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with clothing;
18:8 hasn’t given [loans] with usury, or has taken interest, that has withheld his hand from corruption, has executed trueאֱמֶת
Transliteration: ‘ĕmeṯ stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity, sincerely – For more info click here
judgementמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
between man and man,
18:9 has walked in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַי
Transliteration: bᵊḥuqqôṯay – statute, ordinance, limit, enactment, something prescribed For more info click here
, and has observed My judgementsוּמִשְׁפָּטַי
Transliteration: ûmišpāṭay – and | my judgments – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
, to practice truthאֱמֶת
Transliteration: ‘ĕmeṯ stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness:—assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity, sincerely – For more info click here
; he is a righteous manצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
, he will surely live, says Adonaiהָאָדוֹן
 the Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
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18:10 If he fathered a violent son, who sheds blood, and does any of these [sins] to a brother,
18:11 And that doesn’t do any of these [good deeds], or even has eaten [of idolatrous sacrifices] on the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,
18:12 has oppressed the poor and needy, has robbed by force, hasn’t returned collateral, has lifted up his eyes to idols, has committed an abomination,
18:13 has given [loans] with usury, and has taken interest: should he live? He will not live! He has committed all these abominations; he will surely die; his blood will be on himself.
18:14 Then if he fathered a son, that sees all his father’s sinsחַטֹּאת
Transliteration:ḥaṭṭō’ṯ – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
that he has done, and thinks about them, and doesn’t do likewise,
18:15 He hasn’t eaten [of idolatrous sacrifices] on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes toward the idols of the House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife,
18:16 hasn’t oppressed any man, hasn’t withheld collateral, or has robbed by force, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,
18:17 withholds his hand from [harming] the poor, hasn’t taken usury or interest, obeyed My judgementsמִשְׁפָּטַי
Transliteration: mišpāṭay – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
, followed in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַי
Transliteration: bᵊḥuqqôṯay – statutes, ordinances, limits, enactments, something prescribed For more info click here
; he won’t die for the iniquity of his father, he will surely live.
18:18 His father, because he cruelly oppressed [others], has robbed [his] brother by force, and done that which isn’t goodטוֹב
Transliteration:ṭôḇ Pronunciation:tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair. For more info click here
among his people, look, he will die for his iniquity.
18:19 Yet y’all say, Why? didn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son has performed justiceמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
and done what is rightוּצְדָקָה
Transliteration: ûṣḏāqâ – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
, and has observed all My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי
Transliteration: ḥuqqôṯay – statutes, ordinances, limits, enactments, something prescribed For more info click here
, and has performed them, he will surely live.
18:20 The soulהַנֶּפֶשׁ
Transliteration: hannep̄eš – Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here
that sinsהַחֹטֵאת
Transliteration: haḥōṭē’ṯ – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
, it shall die. A son will not bear the iniquity of [his] father, and a father bear the iniquity of [his] son: the righteousnessצִדְקַת
Transliteration: ṣiḏqaṯ righteous (162x), just (42x), righteous man (1x), lawful (1x). For more info click here
of the righteous personהַצַּדִּיק
Transliteration: haṣṣadîq – To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
will be on him, and the wickednessוְרִשְׁעַת
Transliteration: vᵊrišʿaṯ – Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Construct – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad people:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (men), that did wrong – For more info click here
of the wickedהָרָשָׁע
Transliteration: hārāšā – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here
will be on him.
18:21 As for the wicked manהָרָשָׁע
Transliteration: vᵊhārāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here
if he repents from all his sinsחַטֹּאתָיו
Transliteration: ḥaṭṭō’ṯāyv – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
that he has committed, and observes all My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי
Transliteration: ḥuqqôṯay – statutes, ordinances, limits, enactments, something prescribed For more info click here
, and practice justiceמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
and does what is rightוּצְדָקָה
Transliteration: ûṣḏāqâ – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
, he will surely live, he won’t die.
18:22 All his transgressions that he has committed, they won’t be remembered against him: he will live in his righteousבְּצִדְקָתוֹ
Transliteration bᵊṣiḏqāṯô To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
that he has done.
18:23 Do I take any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked manרָשָׁע
Transliteration: rāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here
? says Adonaiהָאָדוֹן
 the Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
: isn’t it rather his return from his waysמִדְּרָכָיו
Hebrew Noun: Common Both Plural Construct – from his ways, from his roads, from his distances, from his journeys, from his manners, from his paths, from his directions – For more info click here
, that he might live?
18:24 And when a righteous manצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
turns away from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ
Transliteration: miṣṣiḏqāṯô – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
, and practices corruption, and does like all the abominations that the wickedהָרָשָׁע
Transliteration: hārāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here
[man] does, and live? All his righteousnessצִדְקֹתָיו
Transliteration: miṣṣiḏqāṯô – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
that he has done won’t be remembered: of his treachery with which he betrayed, and in his sinוּבְחַטָּאתוֹ
Transliteration: ûḇḥaṭṭā’ṯô – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
that he sinnedחָטָא
Transliteration:ḥāṭā’ Pronunciation:khaw-taw’ – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here
, Because of them will he die.

God defends the equity of his dealings


18:25 Yet ya’ll say, the wayדֶּרֶךְ
Transliteration:dereḵ Pronunciation:deh’-rek way, road, distance, journey, manner, path, direction, toward – For more info click here
of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
isn’t equal. Hear now, O House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
; Isn’t My wayהֲדַרְכִּי
Transliteration: hăḏarkî – My way, My road, My distance, My journey, My manner, My path, My direction – For more info click here
equal? Aren’t your waysדַרְכֵיכֶם
Transliteration: ḏarḵêḵem, your roads, your distances, your journeys, your manners, your paths, your directions – For more info click here
unequal?
18:26 When a righteousצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here
[man] turns away from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקָתוֹ
Transliteration: ṣiḏqōṯāyv – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
, and practices corruption, he will die for them; for the corruption that he practiced will he die.
18:27 And if a wickedרָשָׁע
Transliteration: rāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here
[man] turns away from his wickednessמֵרִשְׁעָתוֹ
Transliteration: mērišʿāṯô – Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Construct – wrong (especially moral):—fault, wickedly(-ness) – For more info click here
that he has committed, and performs justiceמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here
and does what is rightוּצְדָקָה
Transliteration: ûṣḏāqâ – To do what is right – the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness) – For more info click here
, he will cause his soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šām Hebrew Noun: Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: their soul, theirself, their life, their creature, their person, their appetite, their mind, their living being, their desire, their emotion, their passion For more info click here
to live.
18:28 Because he thinks it over, and repents from all his transgressions that he has done, he will surely live, he will not die.
18:29 Yet says the House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, the wayדֶּרֶךְ
Transliteration:dereḵ Pronunciation:deh’-rek way, road, distance, journey, manner, path, direction, toward – For more info click here
of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
isn’t equal. O House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, aren’t My waysהַדְּרָכַי
Transliteration: hadrāḵay – Hebrew Noun: Common Both Plural Construct – My roads, My distances, My journeys, My manners, My paths, My directions For more info click here
equal? Aren’t your ways unequal?
18:30 I will judgeאֶשְׁפֹּט
Transliteration: ‘ešpōṭ – to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extension, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively):— avenge, × that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), × needs, plead, reason, rule. For more info click here
ya’ll, O house of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
, each one according to his waysכִּדְרָכָיו
Hebrew Noun: Common Both Plural Construct – his ways, his roads, his distances, his journeys, his manners, his paths, his directions – For more info click here
, says Adonaiהָאָדוֹן
 the Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
. Repentשׁוּב
Transliteration: šûḇ – A primitive root, verb – to return, turn back, repent, to restore, refresh, repair (fig.) – For more info click here
, and returnשׁוּב
Transliteration: šûḇ – A primitive root, verb – to return, turn back, repent, to restore, refresh, repair (fig.) – For more info click here
from all your transgressions; so that they won’t be a stumbling block that brings guilt upon you.
18:31 Throw away from on yourselves all your transgressions, that ya’ll have transgressed; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spiritוְרוּחַ
Transliteration: vᵊrûaḥ – and a | spirit Meaning: the wind, the breath, the mind, the spirit For more info click here
(idiom for repent)
: Why should ya’ll die, O House of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here
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18:32 Because I take no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies, says Adonaiהָאָדוֹן
 the Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here
YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
: and returnוְהָשִׁיבוּ
Transliteration: vᵊhāšîḇû –  – to return, turn back, repent, to restore, refresh, repair (fig.) – For more info click here
, and y’all live.

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