Ezekiel 18:22ExegesisTAB

Ezekiel 18 : 22 Forgiveness | Righteousness | Life
22. Linguistic Exegesis
The verse opens with kol {כָּל־ | kôl} ‘all’, functioning as a quantifier for peshaav {פְּשָׁעָיו | pə-ša-ʿāw} ‘transgressions’. The first relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ and the subsequent verb asa {עָשָׂה | ʿā-sāh} ‘he has done’ mark completed actions. The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} negates yizakhru {יִזָּכְרוּ | yiz-zā-ḵə-rū} ‘will be remembered’, creating a sense of absolute removal of guilt. The prepositional object lo {לוֹ | lō} ‘to him’ specifies the unintended beneficiary of non-remembrance. The construct phrase betsidkato {בְּצִדְקָת֥וֹ | bə-tsid-qā-tō} ‘in his righteousness’ is followed by a second relative clause asher asa {אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה | ʾă-šer-ʿā-sāh} which echoes the first. The concluding verb yikhyeh {יִֽחְיֶה | yi-kh-yēh} ‘he shall live’ in its future form signals ongoing life as the result. The parallel structure and negative–positive contrast underscore both the removal of sin and the positive basis for life.

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