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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Notas al pie

  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

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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