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,
declares the sovereign
Lord. Repent and live!
Ezekiel 28:10
28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised 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
and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds!
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.
For all of them have been appointed to die in the lower parts of the earth;
they will be among mere mortals,
with those who descend to the pit.