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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV EZE 18:23 verse available
OET-LV The_to_take_pleasure do_I_take_pleasure_in [the]_death of_[the]_wicked the_utterance my_master/master Yahweh am_not in/on/at/with_turn_he from_ways_his and_live.
UHB הֶחָפֹ֤ץ אֶחְפֹּץ֙ מ֣וֹת רָשָׁ֔ע נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֲל֛וֹא בְּשׁוּב֥וֹ מִדְּרָכָ֖יו וְחָיָֽה׃ס ‡
(heḩāfoʦ ʼeḩpoʦ mōt rāshāˊ nəʼum ʼₐdonāy yəhvih hₐlōʼ bəshūⱱō middərākāyv vəḩāyāh.ş)
Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
UST I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they stop doing wicked things and remain alive as a result.
BSB Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
OEB Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? is Jehovah’s oracle. If he turn from his ways shall he not live?
WEB Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord Yahweh, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
WMB Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” says the Lord GOD, “and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
NET Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?
LSV Do I take pleasure [or] delight in the death of the wicked?” A declaration of Lord YHWH, “Is it not in his turning back from his way—And he has lived?
FBV Do I like it when wicked people die? declares the Lord God. Of course not—I would be delighted if they stopped sinning and lived!
T4T I, Yahweh the Lord, declare that I certainly am not [RHQ] happy about wicked people dying. Instead, I am happy when they turn away from their wicked behavior, andbecause of that, they remain alive.
LEB Have I delight by any means[fn]in the death of the wicked, declares[fn] the Lord Yahweh,and not at his turning from his way, so that[fn] he lives?
BBE Have I any pleasure in the death of the evil-doer? says the Lord: am I not pleased if he is turned from his way so that he may have life?
MOF No MOF EZE book available
JPS Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD; and not rather that he should return from his ways, and live?
ASV Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
DRA Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways, and live?
YLT Do I at all desire the death of the wicked? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Is it not in his turning back from his way — And he hath lived?
DBY Have I any pleasure at all in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; is it not in his turning from his way, that he may live?
RV Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord GOD: and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
WBS Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
KJB Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
(Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? )
BB For haue I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde God? shall he not liue if he returne from his wayes?
(For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lord God? shall he not live if he return from his ways?)
GNV Haue I any desire that the wicked should die, sayth the Lord God? or shall he not liue, if he returne from his wayes?
(Have I any desire that the wicked should die, saith/says the Lord God? or shall he not live, if he return from his ways? )
CB For haue I eny pleasure in the death of a synner, saieth the LORDE God? but rather that he conuerte, and lyue?
(For have I any pleasure in the death of a sinner, saieth the LORD God? but rather that he conuerte, and lyue?)
WYC Whether the deth of the wickid man is of my wille, seith the Lord God, and not that he be conuertid fro his weies, and lyue?
(Whether the death of the wicked man is of my wille, saith/says the Lord God, and not that he be conuertid from his ways, and lyue?)
LUT Meinest du, daß ich Gefallen habe am Tode des GOttlosen, spricht der HErr HErr, und nicht vielmehr, daß er sich bekehre von seinem Wesen und lebe?
(Mine you, that I Gefallen have in/at/on_the Tode the Godlosen, spricht the LORD HErr, and not vielmehr, that he itself/yourself/themselves bekehre from seinem Wesen and lebe?)
CLV Numquid voluntatis meæ est mors impii, dicit Dominus Deus, et non ut convertatur a viis suis, et vivat?
(Numquid voluntatis my it_is mors impii, dicit Master God, and not/no as convertatur a viis to_his_own, and he_lives? )
BRN Shall I at all desire the death of the sinner, saith the Lord, as I desire that he should turn from his evil way, and live?
BrLXX Μὴ θελήσει θελήσω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ἀνόμου, λέγει Κύριος, ὡς τὸ ἀποστρέψαι αὐτὸν ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς, καὶ ζῇν αὐτόν;
(Maʸ thelaʸsei thelaʸsō ton thanaton tou anomou, legei Kurios, hōs to apostrepsai auton ek taʸs hodou taʸs ponaʸras, kai zaʸn auton? )
18:21-24 Ezekiel introduces two more case studies. Wicked people who turn away from their sins can experience God’s forgiveness, and righteous people who begin sinning will be judged.
Yahweh speaks about his desire for wicked people.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live?
(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master/master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )
Yahweh asks this rhetorical question in order to emphasize the opposite. Alternate translation: “I do not greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked … but I do greatly rejoice if he turns away from his way so that he may live.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
(Occurrence 0) this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration
(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master/master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11. Alternate translation: “this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) not in his turning away from his way
(Some words not found in UHB: the,to_take_pleasure have_~_pleasure to_die wicked declares my=master/master GOD am=not in/on/at/with,turn,he from,ways,his and,live )
Yahweh speaks of a person’s lifestyle or behavior as if it were a way on which the person walks. The idiom “to turn away” from something means to stop doing that thing. Alternate translation: “not in his ceasing to live the way that he lives” (See also: figs-idiom)