Ezekiel 18.30-32

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Ezekiel 18.30-32

Book: Ezekiel · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"28. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29. Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?"

"30. Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord Jehovah. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31. Cast away from you all your transgressions, wherein ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32. For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live." (Ezekiel 18:28-32, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"28. Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die. 29. Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ House of Israel, aren’t my ways fair? Aren’t your ways unfair?"

"30. “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31. Cast away from you all your transgressions, in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, house of Israel? 32. For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!" (Ezekiel 18:28-32, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"28. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29. Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?"

"30. 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. ^{yourselves: or, others} 31. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 32. For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. ^{yourselves: or, others}" (Ezekiel 18:28-32, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"28. And he seeth and turneth back, From all his transgressions that he hath done, He doth surely live, he doth not die, 29. And the house of Israel have said, Not pondered is the way of the Lord, My ways, are they not pondered? O house of Israel, are not your ways unpondered?"

"30. Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block, 31. Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel? 32. For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!" (Ezekiel 18:28-32, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Ezekiel the priest + LORD direct discourse
Audience: exiles in Babylon
Location: Babylonian exile (Tel Abib)
Time period: ministry c. 593-571 BC

Theological reading

Key words

H0136 - adonai, adonai (Strong's H136). Also appears in: Genesis 18.1-15, Genesis 18.32, Judges 6.11-24.
H3820 - lev, lev (Strong's H3820). Also appears in: Genesis 6.5, Genesis 6, Genesis 18.1-15.
H4191 - mut, mut (Strong's H4191). Also appears in: Genesis 2.16-17, Genesis 3, Genesis 7.17-23.
H4194 - mavet, mavet (Strong's H4194). Also appears in: Leviticus 11.32, Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 22.
H5771 - avon, avon (Strong's H5771). Also appears in: Genesis 15.16, Genesis 19, Exodus 20.5.
H6213 - asah, asah (Strong's H6213). Also appears in: Genesis 1.14-19, Genesis 1.24-28, Genesis 1.26.
H6588 - pesha, pesha (Strong's H6588). Also appears in: Exodus 23.20-22, Exodus 34.6-7, Numbers 14.18.
H7307 - ruach, ruach (Strong's H7307). Also appears in: Genesis 1.2, Genesis 3.8, Genesis 6.
H7725 - shuv, shuv (Strong's H7725). Also appears in: Genesis 3, Genesis 15.16, Genesis 16.7-13.

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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