Ezekiel 18:22-23

18:22 None of the sins he has committed will be held ¹  against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live. 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 18:27

18:27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

Ezekiel 18:32

18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, ²  declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

Ezekiel 20:25

20:25 I also gave ³  them decrees ⁴  which were not good and regulations by which they could not live.

Ezekiel 33:19

33:19 When the wicked turns from his sin and does what is just and right, he will live because of it.

Ezekiel 37:3

37:3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

Ezekiel 37:5

37:5 This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath ⁵  into you and you will live.

[18:22]  ¹ tn Heb “remembered.”

[18:32]  ² tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”

[20:25]  ³ tn Or “permitted.”

[20:25]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term חֻקּוֹת (khuqot; translated “statutes” elsewhere in this chapter) is normally feminine. Here Ezekiel changes the form to masculine: חֻקִּים (khuqim). Further, they are not called “my decrees” as vv. 11 and 13 refer to “my statutes.” The change is a signal that Ezekiel is not talking about the same statutes in vv. 11 and 13, which lead to life.

[37:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “I am about to bring a spirit.”