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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”

10 “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this, ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them!(A) How then can we survive?’(B) 11 Tell them: As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live.(C) Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, house of Israel?

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