Ezekiel 33:11

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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?Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’

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Hebrew words

אֱמֹר'emorsayH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416אָנִי׀'aniof meH589נְאֻם׀ne'um[the] utterance ofH5002אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069אִם־'im-ifH518אֶחְפֹּץ'echpotzI take pleasureH2654בְּמוֹתbemotin [the] death ofH4194הָרָשָׁעharasha'the wicked [person]H7563כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518בְּשׁוּבbeshuvwhen turns backH7725רָשָׁעrasha'a wicked [person]H7563מִדַּרְכּוֹmidarkofrom way hisH1870וְחָיָהvechayahand he will liveH2421שׁוּבוּshuvuturn backH7725שׁוּבוּshuvuturn backH7725מִדַּרְכֵיכֶםmidarkheikhemfrom ways yourH1870הָרָעִיםhara'im<the> evilH7451וְלָמָּהvelamahand <to> why?H4100תָמוּתוּtamutuwill you dieH4191בֵּיתbeitO house ofH1004יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ פyisra'elIsraelH3478

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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