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 33:27

33:27 “This is what you must say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the ruins will die ³  by the sword, those in the open field I will give to the wild beasts for food, and those who are in the strongholds and caves will die of disease.

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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.

³ tn Heb “fall.”