Ezekiel 18:23

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 28:10

28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised ²  by the hand of foreigners;

for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

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 ³  and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! ⁴  Why should you die, O house of Israel?’

Ezekiel 31:14

31:14 For this reason no watered trees will grow so tall; their tops will not reach into the clouds, nor will the well-watered ones grow that high. ⁵  For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth; ⁶  they will be among mere mortals, ⁷  with those who descend to the pit.

¹ tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”

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.

¹ tn Heb “turn from his way.”

² tn Heb “ways.” This same word is translated “behavior” earlier in the verse.

¹ tn Heb “and they will not stand to them in their height, all the drinkers of water.”

² tn Heb “for death, to the lower earth.”

³ tn Heb “the sons of men.”