Ezekiel 18:23-25

International Standard Version

²³ “I don’t take delight in the death of the wicked, do I?” asks the Lord God. “Shouldn’t I rather delight^[a] when he turns from his wicked ways and lives? ²⁴ But when the righteous person abandons his righteous deeds and commits evil, detestable practices, as wicked people do, he won’t live, will he? None of the righteous acts that he had done will be remembered. He’ll die in his treacherous unfaithfulness and sins that he had committed.”

Accusing God of Unrighteousness

²⁵ “Yet you keep saying, ‘The Lord isn’t being consistent with his standards.’ Pay attention, you house of Israel: Is my behavior really inconsistent with my standards? Isn’t it your behavior that isn’t just?