Ezekiel 33:11

33:11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior ¹  and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! ²  Why should you die, O house of Israel?’

Ezekiel 33:14

33:14 Suppose I say to the wicked, ‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.

Ezekiel 33:19

33:19 When the wicked turns from his sin and does what is just and right, he will live because of it.

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¹ tn Heb “turn from his way.”

² tn Heb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.