Jeremiah 44:7

44:7 “So now the Lord, the God who rules over all, the God of Israel, ¹  asks, ‘Why will you do such great harm to yourselves? Why should every man, woman, child, and baby of yours be destroyed from the midst of Judah? Why should you leave yourselves without a remnant?

Ezekiel 18:31-32

18:31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ²  Why should you die, O house of Israel? 18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, ³  declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

¹ tn Heb “Yahweh, the God of armies, the God of Israel.” Compare 35:17; 38:17 and for the title “God of armies” see the study note on 2:19.

² sn In Ezek 11:19, 36:26 the new heart and new spirit are promised as future blessings.

³ tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”