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?
Ezekiel 18:32
18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, 1 declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
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 2 and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! 3 Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
1 tnHeb “the death of the one dying.”
2 tnHeb “turn from his way.”
3 tnHeb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.