Ezekiel 18:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Do I haveהֶחָפֹ֤ץ
(he·cha·fotz)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
any pleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙
(ech·potz)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
in the deathמֹ֣ות
(mo·vt)
4194: deathfrom muth
of the wicked,"רָשָׁ֔ע
(ra·sha,)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
declaresנְאֻ֖ם
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"rather thanהֲלֹ֛וא
(ha·lo·v)
3808: nota prim. adverb
that he should turnבְּשׁוּבֹ֥ו
(be·shu·vov)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
from his waysמִדְּרָכָ֖יו
(mid·de·ra·chav)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
and live?וְחָיָֽה׃
(ve·cha·yah.)
2421a: to livea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Have I any pleasure
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
at all
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
that the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
should die
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
and not that he should return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
from his ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
and live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked," declares the Lord GOD, "rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?" This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. "Instead, don't I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives?

International Standard Version
"I don't take delight in the death of the wicked, do I?" asks the Lord GOD. "Shouldn't I rather delight when he turns from his wicked ways and lives?

NET Bible
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?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I don't want wicked people to die." declares the Almighty LORD. "I want them to turn from their evil ways and live.

King James 2000 Bible
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? says the Lord GOD: and not that he should turn from his ways, and live?
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