Apologetics Bible

Ezekiel 33:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-'elay-le'mor

KJV: Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

AKJV: Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:2

Hebrew

בֶּן־אָדָם דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־עַמְּךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶרֶץ כִּֽי־אָבִיא עָלֶיהָ חָרֶב וְלָקְחוּ עַם־הָאָרֶץ אִישׁ אֶחָד מִקְצֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ אֹתוֹ לָהֶם לְצֹפֶֽה׃

ven-'adam-daver-'el-veney-'amekha-ve'amareta-'aleyhem-'eretz-khiy-'aviy'-'aleyha-charev-velaqechv-'am-ha'aretz-'iysh-'echad-miqetzeyhem-venatenv-'otvo-lahem-letzofeh

KJV: Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

AKJV: Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword on a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

ASV: Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

YLT: `Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land--when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:3

Hebrew

וְרָאָה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב בָּאָה עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְתָקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר וְהִזְהִיר אֶת־הָעָֽם׃

vera'ah-'et-hacherev-va'ah-'al-ha'aretz-vetaqa'-vashvofar-vehizehiyr-'et-ha'am

KJV: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

AKJV: If when he sees the sword come on the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

ASV: if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

YLT: And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:4

Hebrew

וְשָׁמַע הַשֹּׁמֵעַ אֶת־קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר וְלֹא נִזְהָר וַתָּבוֹא חֶרֶב וַתִּקָּחֵהוּ דָּמוֹ בְרֹאשׁוֹ יִֽהְיֶֽה׃

veshama'-hashome'a-'et-qvol-hashvofar-velo'-nizehar-vatavvo'-cherev-vatiqachehv-damvo-vero'shvo-yiheyeh

KJV: Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

AKJV: Then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and takes not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be on his own head.

ASV: then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

YLT: And the hearer hath heard the voice of the trumpet, and he hath not taken warning, And come in doth the sword, and taketh him away, His blood is on his head.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:5

Hebrew

אֵת קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר שָׁמַע וְלֹא נִזְהָר דָּמוֹ בּוֹ יִֽהְיֶה וְהוּא נִזְהָר נַפְשׁוֹ מִלֵּֽט׃

'et-qvol-hashvofar-shama'-velo'-nizehar-damvo-vvo-yiheyeh-vehv'-nizehar-nafeshvo-milet

KJV: He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

AKJV: He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be on him. But he that takes warning shall deliver his soul.

ASV: He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.

YLT: The voice of the trumpet he heard, And he hath not taken warning, his blood is on him, And he who took warning his soul hath delivered.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:6

Hebrew

וְהַצֹּפֶה כִּֽי־יִרְאֶה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב בָּאָה וְלֹֽא־תָקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר וְהָעָם לֹֽא־נִזְהָר וַתָּבוֹא חֶרֶב וַתִּקַּח מֵהֶם נָפֶשׁ הוּא בַּעֲוֺנוֹ נִלְקָח וְדָמוֹ מִיַּֽד־הַצֹּפֶה אֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃

vehatzofeh-khiy-yire'eh-'et-hacherev-va'ah-velo'-taqa'-vashvofar-veha'am-lo'-nizehar-vatavvo'-cherev-vatiqach-mehem-nafesh-hv'-va'avnvo-nileqach-vedamvo-miyad-hatzofeh-'ederosh

KJV: But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

AKJV: But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. ¶

ASV: But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

YLT: And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them--a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:7

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם צֹפֶה נְתַתִּיךָ לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מִפִּי דָּבָר וְהִזְהַרְתָּ אֹתָם מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

ve'atah-ven-'adam-tzofeh-netatiykha-leveyt-yishera'el-veshama'eta-mifiy-davar-vehizehareta-'otam-mimeniy

KJV: So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

AKJV: So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

ASV: So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

YLT: And thou, son of man, A watchman I gave thee to the house of Israel, And thou hast heard from My mouth a word, And thou hast warned them from Me.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:8

Hebrew

בְּאָמְרִי לָרָשָׁע רָשָׁע מוֹת תָּמוּת וְלֹא דִבַּרְתָּ לְהַזְהִיר רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ הוּא רָשָׁע בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת וְדָמוֹ מִיָּדְךָ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃

ve'ameriy-larasha'-rasha'-mvot-tamvt-velo'-divareta-lehazehiyr-rasha'-midarekhvo-hv'-rasha'-va'avnvo-yamvt-vedamvo-miyadekha-'avaqesh

KJV: When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

AKJV: When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand.

ASV: When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand.

YLT: In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one--thou dost surely die, And thou hast not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He--the wicked--in his iniquity doth die, And his blood from thy hand I require.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:9

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה כִּֽי־הִזְהַרְתָּ רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ לָשׁוּב מִמֶּנָּה וְלֹא־שָׁב מִדַּרְכּוֹ הוּא בַּעֲוֺנוֹ יָמוּת וְאַתָּה נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃

ve'atah-khiy-hizehareta-rasha'-midarekhvo-lashvv-mimenah-velo'-shav-midarekhvo-hv'-va'avnvo-yamvt-ve'atah-nafeshekha-hitzaleta

KJV: Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

AKJV: Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

ASV: Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.

YLT: And thou, when thou hast warned the wicked of his way, to turn back from it, And he hath not turned back from his way, He in his iniquity doth die, And thou thy soul hast delivered.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:10

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם אֱמֹר אֶל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן אֲמַרְתֶּם לֵאמֹר כִּֽי־פְשָׁעֵינוּ וְחַטֹּאתֵינוּ עָלֵינוּ וּבָם אֲנַחְנוּ נְמַקִּים וְאֵיךְ נִֽחְיֶֽה׃

ve'atah-ven-'adam-'emor-'el-veyt-yishera'el-khen-'amaretem-le'mor-khiy-fesha'eynv-vechato'teynv-'aleynv-vvam-'anachenv-nemaqiym-ve'eykhe-nicheyeh

KJV: Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

AKJV: Therefore, O you son of man, speak to the house of Israel; Thus you speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be on us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

ASV: And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then can we live?

YLT: And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Rightly ye have spoken, saying: Surely our transgressions and our sins are on us, And in them we are wasting away, How, then, do we live?

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:11

Hebrew

אֱמֹר אֲלֵיהֶם חַי־אָנִי ׀ נְאֻם ׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אִם־אֶחְפֹּץ בְּמוֹת הָרָשָׁע כִּי אִם־בְּשׁוּב רָשָׁע מִדַּרְכּוֹ וְחָיָה שׁוּבוּ שׁוּבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם הָרָעִים וְלָמָּה תָמוּתוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

'emor-'aleyhem-chay-'aniy- -ne'um- -'adonay-yehvih-'im-'echefotz-vemvot-harasha'-khiy-'im-veshvv-rasha'-midarekhvo-vechayah-shvvv-shvvv-midarekheykhem-hara'iym-velamah-tamvtv-veyt-yishera'el

KJV: 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?

AKJV: Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn you, turn you from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?

ASV: Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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?

YLT: Say unto them, I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I delight not in the death of the wicked, But--in the turning of the wicked from his way, And he hath lived, Turn back, turn back, from your evil ways, Yea, why do ye die, O house of Israel?

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:12

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם אֱמֹר אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־עַמְּךָ צִדְקַת הַצַּדִּיק לֹא תַצִּילֶנּוּ בְּיוֹם פִּשְׁעוֹ וְרִשְׁעַת הָֽרָשָׁע לֹֽא־יִכָּשֶׁל בָּהּ בְּיוֹם שׁוּבוֹ מֵֽרִשְׁעוֹ וְצַדִּיק לֹא יוּכַל לִֽחְיוֹת בָּהּ בְּיוֹם חֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃

ve'atah-ven-'adam-'emor-'el-veney-'amekha-tzideqat-hatzadiyq-lo'-tatziylenv-veyvom-fishe'vo-verishe'at-harasha'-lo'-yikhashel-vah-veyvom-shvvvo-merishe'vo-vetzadiyq-lo'-yvkhal-licheyvot-vah-veyvom-chato'tvo

KJV: Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

AKJV: Therefore, you son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins.

ASV: And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.

YLT: And thou, son of man, say unto the sons of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous doth not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And the wickedness of the wicked, He doth not stumble for it in the day of his turning from his wickedness, And the righteous is not able to live in it in the day of his sinning.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:13

Hebrew

בְּאָמְרִי לַצַּדִּיק חָיֹה יִֽחְיֶה וְהֽוּא־בָטַח עַל־צִדְקָתוֹ וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל כָּל־צדקתו צִדְקֹתָיו לֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה וּבְעַוְלוֹ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה בּוֹ יָמֽוּת׃

ve'ameriy-latzadiyq-chayoh-yicheyeh-vehv'-vatach-'al-tzideqatvo-ve'ashah-'avel-khal-tzdqtv-tzideqotayv-lo'-tizakharenah-vve'avelvo-'asher-'ashah-vvo-yamvt

KJV: When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

AKJV: When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he has committed, he shall die for it.

ASV: When I say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his righteousness, and commit iniquity, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he die.

YLT: In My saying of the righteous: He surely liveth, And--he hath trusted on his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, All his righteous acts are not remembered, And for his perversity that he hath done, For it he doth die.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:14

Hebrew

וּבְאָמְרִי לָֽרָשָׁע מוֹת תָּמוּת וְשָׁב מֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָֽה׃

vve'ameriy-larasha'-mvot-tamvt-veshav-mechata'tvo-ve'ashah-mishefat-vtzedaqah

KJV: Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

AKJV: Again, when I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

ASV: Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

YLT: And in My saying to the wicked: Thou surely diest, And--he hath turned back from his sin, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:15

Hebrew

חֲבֹל יָשִׁיב רָשָׁע גְּזֵלָה יְשַׁלֵּם בְּחֻקּוֹת הַֽחַיִּים הָלַךְ לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת עָוֶל חָיוֹ יִֽחְיֶה לֹא יָמֽוּת׃

chavol-yashiyv-rasha'-gezelah-yeshalem-vechuqvot-hachayiym-halakhe-leviletiy-'ashvot-'avel-chayvo-yicheyeh-lo'-yamvt

KJV: If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

AKJV: If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

ASV: if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

YLT: (The pledge the wicked restoreth, plunder he repayeth,) In the statutes of life he hath walked, So as not to do perversity, He surely liveth--he doth not die.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:16

Hebrew

כָּל־חטאתו חַטֹּאתָיו אֲשֶׁר חָטָא לֹא תִזָּכַרְנָה לוֹ מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עָשָׂה חָיוֹ יִֽחְיֶֽה׃

khal-cht'tv-chato'tayv-'asher-chata'-lo'-tizakharenah-lvo-mishefat-vtzedaqah-'ashah-chayvo-yicheyeh

KJV: None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

AKJV: None of his sins that he has committed shall be mentioned to him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. ¶

ASV: None of his sins that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

YLT: None of his sin that he hath sinned is remembered to him, Judgment and righteousness he hath done, He doth surely live.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:17

Hebrew

וְאָמְרוּ בְּנֵי עַמְּךָ לֹא יִתָּכֵן דֶּרֶךְ אֲדֹנָי וְהֵמָּה דַּרְכָּם לֹֽא־יִתָּכֵֽן׃

ve'amerv-veney-'amekha-lo'-yitakhen-derekhe-'adonay-vehemah-darekham-lo'-yitakhen

KJV: Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

AKJV: Yet the children of your people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

ASV: Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

YLT: And the sons of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, As to them--their way is not pondered.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:18

Hebrew

בְּשׁוּב־צַדִּיק מִצִּדְקָתוֹ וְעָשָׂה עָוֶל וּמֵת בָּהֶֽם׃

veshvv-tzadiyq-mitzideqatvo-ve'ashah-'avel-vmet-vahem

KJV: When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

AKJV: When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

ASV: When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

YLT: In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity--he dieth for it.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:19

Hebrew

וּבְשׁוּב רָשָׁע מֵֽרִשְׁעָתוֹ וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה עֲלֵיהֶם הוּא יִֽחְיֶֽה׃

vveshvv-rasha'-merishe'atvo-ve'ashah-mishefat-vtzedaqah-'aleyhem-hv'-yicheyeh

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

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

ASV: And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth 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.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:20

Hebrew

וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לֹא יִתָּכֵן דֶּרֶךְ אֲדֹנָי אִישׁ כִּדְרָכָיו אֶשְׁפּוֹט אֶתְכֶם בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

va'amaretem-lo'-yitakhen-derekhe-'adonay-'iysh-khiderakhayv-'eshefvot-'etekhem-veyt-yishera'el

KJV: Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

AKJV: Yet you say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O you house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. ¶

ASV: Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

YLT: And ye have said: The way of the Lord is not pondered, Each according to his ways do I judge you, O house of Israel.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:21

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בָּעֲשִׂרִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בָּא־אֵלַי הַפָּלִיט מִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לֵאמֹר הֻכְּתָה הָעִֽיר׃

vayehiy-vishetey-'eshereh-shanah-va'ashiriy-vachamishah-lachodesh-legalvtenv-va'-'elay-hafaliyt-miyrvshalaim-le'mor-hukhetah-ha'iyr

KJV: And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

AKJV: And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city is smitten.

ASV: And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the twelfth year--in the tenth month , in the fifth of the month--of our removal, come in unto me doth one who is escaped from Jerusalem, saying, `The city hath been smitten.'

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:22

Hebrew

וְיַד־יְהוָה הָיְתָה אֵלַי בָּעֶרֶב לִפְנֵי בּוֹא הַפָּלִיט וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־פִּי עַד־בּוֹא אֵלַי בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּפָּתַח פִּי וְלֹא נֶאֱלַמְתִּי עֽוֹד׃

veyad-yehvah-hayetah-'elay-va'erev-lifeney-vvo'-hafaliyt-vayifetach-'et-fiy-'ad-vvo'-'elay-vavoqer-vayifatach-fiy-velo'-ne'elametiy-'vod

KJV: Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

AKJV: Now the hand of the LORD was on me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

ASV: Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

YLT: And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:23

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehovah-'elay-le'mor

KJV: Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

AKJV: Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:24

Hebrew

בֶּן־אָדָם יֹשְׁבֵי הֶחֳרָבוֹת הָאֵלֶּה עַל־אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֹמְרִים לֵאמֹר אֶחָד הָיָה אַבְרָהָם וַיִּירַשׁ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַאֲנַחְנוּ רַבִּים לָנוּ נִתְּנָה הָאָרֶץ לְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃

ven-'adam-yoshevey-hechoravvot-ha'eleh-'al-'ademat-yishera'el-'omeriym-le'mor-'echad-hayah-'averaham-vayiyrash-'et-ha'aretz-va'anachenv-raviym-lanv-nitenah-ha'aretz-lemvorashah

KJV: Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

AKJV: Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

ASV: Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

YLT: `Son of man, the inhabitants of these wastes on the ground of Israel are speaking, saying: Alone hath been Abraham--and he possesseth the land, and we are many--to us hath the land been given for a possession.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:25

Hebrew

לָכֵן אֱמֹר אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר ׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה עַל־הַדָּם ׀ תֹּאכֵלוּ וְעֵינֵכֶם תִּשְׂאוּ אֶל־גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם וְדָם תִּשְׁפֹּכוּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּירָֽשׁוּ׃

lakhen-'emor-'aleyhem-khoh-'amar- -'adonay-yehovih-'al-hadam- -to'khelv-ve'eynekhem-tishe'v-'el-gilvleykhem-vedam-tishefokhv-veha'aretz-tiyrashv

KJV: Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

AKJV: Why say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall you possess the land?

ASV: Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes unto your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

YLT: Therefore say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: With the blood ye do eat, And your eyes ye lift up unto your idols, And blood ye shed, and the land ye inherit!

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:26

Hebrew

עֲמַדְתֶּם עַֽל־חַרְבְּכֶם עֲשִׂיתֶן תּוֹעֵבָה וְאִישׁ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ טִמֵּאתֶם וְהָאָרֶץ תִּירָֽשׁוּ׃

'amadetem-'al-charevekhem-'ashiyten-tvo'evah-ve'iysh-'et-'eshet-re'ehv-time'tem-veha'aretz-tiyrashv

KJV: Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

AKJV: You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and you defile every one his neighbor’s wife: and shall you possess the land?

ASV: Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

YLT: Ye have stood on your sword, Ye have done abomination, Each the wife of his neighbour ye have defiled, And the land ye possess!

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:27

Hebrew

כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר אֲלֵהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה חַי־אָנִי אִם־לֹא אֲשֶׁר בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת בַּחֶרֶב יִפֹּלוּ וַֽאֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה לַחַיָּה נְתַתִּיו לְאָכְלוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמְּצָדוֹת וּבַמְּעָרוֹת בַּדֶּבֶר יָמֽוּתוּ׃

khoh-to'mar-'alehem-khoh-'amar-'adonay-yehvih-chay-'aniy-'im-lo'-'asher-vechoravvot-vacherev-yifolv-va'asher-'al-feney-hashadeh-lachayah-netatiyv-le'akhelvo-va'asher-vametzadvot-vvame'arvot-vadever-yamvtv

KJV: Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

AKJV: Say you thus to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

ASV: Thus shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, surely they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword; and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured; and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

YLT: Thus dost thou say unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live--do not they who are in the wastes by the sword fall? And they who are on the face of the field, To the beast I have given for food, And they who are in strongholds and in caves by pestilence die.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:28

Hebrew

וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה וְנִשְׁבַּת גְּאוֹן עֻזָּהּ וְשָֽׁמְמוּ הָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵין עוֹבֵֽר׃

venatatiy-'et-ha'aretz-shemamah-vmeshamah-venishevat-ge'von-'uzah-veshamemv-harey-yishera'el-me'eyn-'vover

KJV: For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

AKJV: For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

ASV: And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through.

YLT: And I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, And ceased hath the excellency of its strength, And desolated have been mountains of Israel, Without any one passing through.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:29

Hebrew

וְיָדְעוּ כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּתִתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה עַל כָּל־תּוֹעֲבֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשֽׂוּ׃

veyade'v-khiy-'aniy-yehvah-vetitiy-'et-ha'aretz-shemamah-vmeshamah-'al-khal-tvo'avotam-'asher-'ashv

KJV: Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

AKJV: Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed. ¶

ASV: Then shall they know that I am Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed.

YLT: And they have known that I am Jehovah, In My making the land a desolation and an astonishment, For all their abominations that they have done.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:30

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם בְּנֵי עַמְּךָ הַנִּדְבָּרִים בְּךָ אֵצֶל הַקִּירוֹת וּבְפִתְחֵי הַבָּתִּים וְדִבֶּר־חַד אֶת־אַחַד אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו לֵאמֹר בֹּֽאוּ־נָא וְשִׁמְעוּ מָה הַדָּבָר הַיּוֹצֵא מֵאֵת יְהוָֽה׃

ve'atah-ven-'adam-veney-'amekha-hanidevariym-vekha-'etzel-haqiyrvot-vvefitechey-havatiym-vediver-chad-'et-'achad-'iysh-'et-'achiyv-le'mor-vo'v-na'-veshime'v-mah-hadavar-hayvotze'-me'et-yehvah

KJV: Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

AKJV: Also, you son of man, the children of your people still are talking against you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth from the LORD.

ASV: And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.

YLT: And thou, son of man, the sons of thy people who are speaking about thee, By the walls, and in openings of the houses, Have spoken one with another, each with his brother, Saying: Come in, I pray you, And hear what is the word that cometh out from Jehovah.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:31

Hebrew

וְיָבוֹאוּ אֵלֶיךָ כִּמְבוֹא־עָם וְיֵשְׁבוּ לְפָנֶיךָ עַמִּי וְשָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְאוֹתָם לֹא יַֽעֲשׂוּ כִּֽי־עֲגָבִים בְּפִיהֶם הֵמָּה עֹשִׂים אַחֲרֵי בִצְעָם לִבָּם הֹלֵֽךְ׃

veyavvo'v-'eleykha-khimevvo'-'am-veyeshevv-lefaneykha-'amiy-veshame'v-'et-devareykha-ve'votam-lo'-ya'ashv-khiy-'agaviym-vefiyhem-hemah-'oshiym-'acharey-vitze'am-livam-holekhe

KJV: And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

AKJV: And they come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

ASV: And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

YLT: And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee--My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their cove...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:32

Hebrew

וְהִנְּךָ לָהֶם כְּשִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵה קוֹל וּמֵטִב נַגֵּן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְעֹשִׂים אֵינָם אוֹתָֽם׃

vehinekha-lahem-kheshiyr-'agaviym-yefeh-qvol-vmetiv-nagen-veshame'v-'et-devareykha-ve'oshiym-'eynam-'votam

KJV: And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

AKJV: And, see, you are to them as a very lovely song of one that has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear your words, but they do them not.

ASV: And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

YLT: And lo, thou art to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezekiel 33:33

Hebrew

וּבְבֹאָהּ הִנֵּה בָאָה וְיָדְעוּ כִּי נָבִיא הָיָה בְתוֹכָֽם׃

vvevo'ah-hineh-va'ah-veyade'v-khiy-naviy'-hayah-vetvokham

KJV: And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

AKJV: And when this comes to pass, (see, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet has been among them.

ASV: And when this cometh to pass (behold, it cometh), then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

YLT: And in its coming in--lo, it hath come, And they have known that a prophet hath been in their midst!'

Exposition: Ezekiel 33:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.