Ezekiel 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 18:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הֶחָפֹ֤ץ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
אֶחְפֹּץ֙
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
מ֣וֹת
mâveth
H4194
death
רָשָׁ֔ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
נְאֻ֖ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֑ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
הֲל֛וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְּשׁוּב֥וֹ
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִדְּרָכָ֖יו
derek
H1870
way
וְחָיָֽה
châyâh
H2421
to live
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).