Ezekiel 33:10-11
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God’s Justice and Mercy
10 Now you, mortal, say to the house of Israel: Thus you have said: “Our transgressions and our sins weigh upon us, and we waste away because of them; how then can we live?”(A) 11 Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?(B)
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Ezekiel 33:10-11
Lexham English Bible
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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- Ezekiel 33:10 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 33:10 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 33:10 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “live I”
- Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “declaration of”
- Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “if”
- Ezekiel 33:11 Literally “for it”
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