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Repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn <i>yourselves</i>, and live ye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn and live!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord GOD. “Therefore, repent and live!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,&#8221 declares the Lord GOD. &#8220Therefore, repent and live.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares the Lord GOD. “Therefore, repent and live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Therefore, turn back and live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore, repent and live!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. “So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I take no pleasure in anyone&#8217s death.&#8221 This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. &#8220So repent and live!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD God, don't want to see that happen to anyone. So stop sinning and live! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I don't want anyone to die," declares the Almighty LORD. "Change the way you think and act!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I do not want anyone to die," says the Sovereign LORD. "Turn away from your sins and live." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I don't take pleasure in the death of anyone who dies," declares the LORD. "So repent, so you may live!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I take no pleasure in anyone?s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign LORD. Repent and live! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,' says the Lord GOD: 'therefore turn yourselves, and live.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn ye, and live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH, "" “Therefore turn back and live!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I shall not delight in the death of him dying, says the Lord Jehovah: and turn ye back and live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, return ye and live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I do not desire the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. So return and live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For I find no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies—oracle of the Lord GOD. Turn back and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord GOD. Turn, then, and live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of any one who dies, says the LORD God; wherefore repent and live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I do not have pleasure in the death of a dead person, says THE LORD OF LORDS, but return and live <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD; wherefore turn yourselves, and live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I desire not the death of him that dies, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4836" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/18.htm">The Soul who Sins will Die</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I take no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: ’eḥ·pōṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">pleasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: bə·mō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">in anyone’s death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ham·mêṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·hā·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">So repent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wiḥ·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and live!</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-4.htm">1 Timothy 2:4</a></span><br />who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-8</a></span><br />At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a></span><br />I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-10.htm">Luke 15:10</a></span><br />In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16-17</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-14.htm">Matthew 18:14</a></span><br />In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a></span><br />I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8-9</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. / He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1</a></span><br />Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dies, said the Lord GOD: why turn yourselves, and live you.</p><p class="hdg">I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</a></b></br> Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: <i>and</i> not that he should return from his ways, and live?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-33.htm">Lamentations 3:33</a></b></br> For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></b></br> The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.</p><p class="hdg">yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a></b></br> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn <i>yourselves</i> from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-19.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-18.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-14.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-3.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-1.htm">God defends his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">and exhorts to repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's character as compassionate and merciful. In the context of Ezekiel, God is addressing the Israelites who are in exile due to their sins. The statement reflects God's desire for repentance rather than punishment. This aligns with <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>, where it is stated that God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Historically, the Israelites were familiar with the consequences of sin, having experienced the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. This phrase underscores the consistent biblical theme that God prefers mercy over judgment, as seen in <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>.<p><b>declares the Lord GOD</b><br>The use of "declares the Lord GOD" signifies the authority and finality of the statement. In Hebrew, the term "Adonai Yahweh" is used, emphasizing both God's sovereignty and His covenant relationship with Israel. This declaration is not merely a suggestion but a divine proclamation. Throughout the Old Testament, similar declarations are used to affirm God's unchanging nature and His ultimate authority over life and death, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a>.<p><b>So repent and live!</b><br>This call to repentance is central to the prophetic message. Repentance involves a complete turning away from sin and a return to God, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. The promise of life upon repentance is both physical and spiritual, indicating restoration and blessing. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19-20</a>, where God sets before Israel life and death, urging them to choose life. Theologically, this points to the New Testament message of salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, who offers eternal life (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). The call to "live" is not just about survival but about experiencing the fullness of life that God intends for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, emphasizing personal responsibility and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies, they were in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who communicates His desire for repentance and life rather than death and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_repentance.htm">God's Heart for Repentance</a></b><br>God does not delight in the death of the wicked but desires repentance. This reflects His compassionate and merciful nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a></b><br>Each individual is accountable for their own actions and must choose to repent and turn to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The call to "repent and live" is immediate and urgent, emphasizing the importance of turning to God without delay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/life_through_repentance.htm">Life Through Repentance</a></b><br>True life, both spiritually and eternally, is found through repentance and aligning oneself with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>While God is just and must judge sin, His preference is for mercy and life, showcasing His balanced nature.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_32's_violence.htm">Ezekiel 32 overall - How do we reconcile the violent imagery of divine judgment here with other biblical passages that emphasize mercy and compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_practice_individual_accountability.htm">Ezekiel 18 – Does any historical or archaeological evidence indicate that Israel ever fully practiced individual accountability rather than communal guilt? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_22_31_with_god's_mercy.htm">How can readers harmonize the severe judgment in Ezekiel 22:31 with passages in other books that emphasize God’s mercy and willingness to forgive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_92_9_conflict_with_grace.htm">Psalm 92:9 declares all God’s enemies shall perish—does this conflict with other passages that suggest the wicked may receive grace or forgiveness? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Turn yourselves,</span> etc. As in <a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Ezekiel 14:6</a>, but there is no ground for the rendering of "turn others," suggested in the margin of the Authorized Version. So we close what we may rightly speak of as among the noblest of Ezekiel's utterances, that which makes him take his place side by side with the greatest of the prophets as a preacher of repentance and forgiveness. In the next chapter he returns to his parables of history after the fashion of those of ch. 17. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I take no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pleasure</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחְפֹּץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’eḥ·pōṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in anyone’s death,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So repent</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and live!</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽחְיֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wiḥ·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/18-32.htm">Ezekiel 18:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/18-32.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure (Ezek. 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