Discovery BoxEzekiel 18:23 
Context18:23 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?
Ezekiel 28:10
Context28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised 1 by the hand of foreigners;
for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
Ezekiel 44:31
Context44:31 The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal. 2
1 sn The Phoenicians practiced circumcision, so the language here must be figurative, indicating that they would be treated in a disgraceful manner. Uncircumcised peoples were viewed as inferior, unclean, and perhaps even sub-human. See 31:18 and 32:17-32, as well as the discussion in D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:99.
2 tn The words “by a wild animal” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation as a clarification of the circumstances.
sn For this law, see Lev 7:24; 17:15.
