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Ezekiel 18:21-24

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18:21 “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. 18:22 None of the sins he has committed will be held 1  against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live. 18:23 Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?

18:24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die. 2 

Ezekiel 18:27-28

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18:27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life. 18:28 Because he considered 3  and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.

Ezekiel 18:30-32

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18:30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, 4  O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent 5  and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity. 6  18:31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! 7  Why should you die, O house of Israel? 18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, 8  declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

1 tn Heb “remembered.”

2 tn Heb “because of them he will die.”

3 tn Heb “he saw.”

4 tn Heb “ways.”

5 tn The verbs and persons in this verse are plural whereas the individual has been the subject of the chapter.

6 tn Or “leading to punishment.”

7 sn In Ezek 11:19, 36:26 the new heart and new spirit are promised as future blessings.

8 tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”



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