Ezekiel 18:32
For I cannot take delight in the death of him that dieth, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Make good your return then and, live!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Isaiah 55:7Let the lawless forsake his way, And the man of iniquity, his thoughts,—And let him return unto Yahweh That he may have compassion upon him, And unto our God, For he will abundantly pardon.
Ezekiel 18:23Could I take delight, in the death of the lawless? Demandeth My Lord. Yahweh. Must it not be in his turning from his ways in which case he shall live?
Zechariah 1:3therefore shalt thou say unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Return ye unto me, urgeth Yahweh of hosts,—that I may return unto you, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:31-32
Warning against Apostasy. ( b. c. 593.) 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God . Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 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? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. We… Read the whole commentary →