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Why will you die, people of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hurl away from you all your offenses which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why should you die, house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Now why will you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed [against Me], and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereto ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Stop all the rebellious things that you are doing. Get yourselves new hearts and new spirits. Why do you want to die, nation of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Stop your transgressing—the deeds by which you've rebelled—and then make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, you house of Israel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast away all your transgressions from over you, "" By which you have transgressed, "" And make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves, "" And why do you die, "" O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cast away from you all your transgressions which ye transgressed against me, and make to you a new heart and a new spirit: and wherefore will ye die, O house of Israel?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cast all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, away from you, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. And then why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cast away from you all the iniquities which you have committed; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit, so that you may not die, O house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And cast away from you all the evil that you have done, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit, and you shall not die, those of the house of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all your ungodliness wherein ye have sinned against me; and make to yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why should ye die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4822" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">The Soul who Sins will Die</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: haš·lî·ḵū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">Cast away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep-m:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: piš·‘ê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">the transgressions</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: pə·ša‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">you have committed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and fashion</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥā·ḏāš (Adj-ms) -- New. From chadash; new.">a new</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥă·ḏā·šāh (Adj-fs) -- New. From chadash; new.">and a new</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">spirit.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: wə·lām·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ṯā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">should you die,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel?</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a></span><br />Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a></span><br />I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></span><br />We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22-24</a></span><br />to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9-10</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a></span><br />Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel?</p><p class="hdg">Cast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7</a></b></br> Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Psalm 34:14</a></b></br> Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16,17</a></b></br> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; … </p><p class="hdg">make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19</a></b></br> And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a></b></br> A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a></b></br> Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.</p><p class="hdg">for why</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a></b></br> Say unto them, <i>As</i> 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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15,19</a></b></br> See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Proverbs 8:36</a></b></br> But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">New</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/psalms/144-11.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-19.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Death</a> <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">New</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Offenses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-24.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This implies a decisive and forceful action, suggesting that the people of Israel are to actively and intentionally rid themselves of their sinful behaviors. In a spiritual sense, this is a call to repentance, urging believers to reject sin with determination and not merely passively avoid it. The act of casting away is a metaphor for the rejection of sin, emphasizing the need for a conscious and deliberate turning away from past wrongdoings.<p><b>all the transgressions you have committed</b><br />The term "transgressions" is derived from the Hebrew word "פְּשָׁעִים" (pesha'im), which refers to rebellious acts or offenses against God. This highlights the gravity of sin as not just a mistake but a willful rebellion against divine law. The use of "all" underscores the comprehensive nature of the repentance required; it is not enough to abandon some sins while clinging to others. The historical context here is significant, as Israel had repeatedly turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice. This call is a reminder of the need for total and sincere repentance.<p><b>and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit</b><br />The word "fashion" translates from the Hebrew "עֲשׂוּ" (asu), meaning to make or create. This suggests an active role in spiritual renewal, indicating that while God provides the means for transformation, individuals must participate in the process. The "new heart" and "new spirit" symbolize an inner transformation, a renewal of one's innermost being. Biblically, the heart is the center of will and emotion, while the spirit represents one's life force or attitude. This transformation is essential for aligning with God's will, as seen in the broader scriptural narrative where God desires a people who are inwardly righteous, not just outwardly compliant.<p><b>Why should you die, O house of Israel?</b><br />This rhetorical question serves as a poignant reminder of the consequences of sin, which is spiritual death. The Hebrew word for "die" is "תָּמוּתוּ" (tamutu), indicating not just physical death but a separation from God. The "house of Israel" refers to the collective people of God, emphasizing communal responsibility and the impact of individual actions on the community. Historically, this reflects the period of exile and the consequences of Israel's persistent disobedience. Yet, the question also carries a tone of divine compassion and urgency, highlighting God's desire for His people to choose life through repentance and renewal. It is an invitation to embrace the life that God offers, turning away from the path that leads to destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Cast away</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·lî·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the transgressions</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(piš·‘ê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have committed,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ša‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fashion</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשׂ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for yourselves</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a new</span><br /><span class="heb">חָדָ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ḏāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> </span><span class="str2">New</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a new</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲדָשָׁ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḏā·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> </span><span class="str2">New</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spirit.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְר֣וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָ֥מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should you die,</span><br /><span class="heb">תָמֻ֖תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·mu·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel?</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions (Ezek. 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