The Meaning of Ezekiel 33:19 Explained

Ezekiel 33:19

KJV: But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

YLT: And in the turning back of the wicked from his wickedness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness, by them he liveth.

Darby: And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.

ASV: And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if the wicked  turn  from his wickedness,  and do  that which is lawful  and right,  he shall live  thereby. 

What does Ezekiel 33:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 33

1  According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people
7  Ezekiel is admonished of his duty
10  God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters
17  He maintains his justice
21  Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem
25  he prophecies the desolation of the land
30  God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 33:19 mean?

But when turns the wicked from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right because of it he shall live
וּבְשׁ֤וּב רָשָׁע֙ מֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹ וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָ֑ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם ה֥וּא יִֽחְיֶֽה

וּבְשׁ֤וּב  But  when  turns 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
רָשָׁע֙  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
מֵֽרִשְׁעָת֔וֹ  from  his  wickedness 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רִשְׁעָה  
Sense: wickedness, guilt.
וְעָשָׂ֥ה  and  does 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִשְׁפָּ֖ט  what  is  lawful 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.
וּצְדָקָ֑ה  and  right 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם  because  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יִֽחְיֶֽה  shall  live 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.

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