Ezekiel 18:23

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

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Other Translations for Ezekiel 18:23

BSB
Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn't I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
AKJV
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? said the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
CPDV
How could it be my will that an impious man should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?
ERV
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord GOD: and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
NHEB
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked?" says the Lord GOD; "and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
SMT
Delighting, shall I delight in the death of the unjust one? says the Lord Jehovah: not in his turning back from his way and living?

Commentary for Ezekiel 18:23

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Ezekiel 18:23
Summary
God desires repentance over destruction
Event
Expressing divine preference for repentance
Estimated Time Period
c. 590 BC
Category
Prophecy