10 “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what you have [a]said: “Surely our offenses and our sins are upon us, and we are (A)rotting away in them; (B)how then can we [b]survive?”’ 11 Say to them, ‘(C)As I live!’ declares the Lord [c]God, ‘I take (D)no pleasure at all in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked (E)turn from his way and live. (F)Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then should you die, house of Israel?’

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  1. Ezekiel 33:10 Lit said, saying
  2. Ezekiel 33:10 Lit live
  3. Ezekiel 33:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

10 “And you, son of man,[a] say to the house of Israel, saying,[b] ‘So you said, saying,[c] “Indeed, our transgressions and our sins are on us, and because of them we are rotting, and how can we live?”’ 11 Say to them, ‘As I live,’[d] declares[e] the Lord Yahweh, ‘Surely I have no delight[f] in the death of the wicked, except[g] in the wicked returning from his way, and he lives. Turn back! Turn back from your ways, O evil ones, for why should you die, house of Israel?’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:10 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 33:10 Literally “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 33:10 Literally “to say”
  4. Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “live I”
  5. Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “declaration of”
  6. Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “if”
  7. Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “for it”