Ezekiel 18:29-32

Context
18:29 Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s conduct is unjust!’ Is my conduct unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your conduct that is unjust?

18:30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct,¹ O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent² and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.³ 18:31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit!⁴ Why should you die, O house of Israel? 18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone,⁵ declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

[18:30] ¹tn Heb “ways.”

[18:30] ²tn The verbs and persons in this verse are plural whereas the individual has been the subject of the chapter.

[18:30] ³tn Or “leading to punishment.”

[18:31] ⁴sn In Ezek 11:19, 36:26 the new heart and new spirit are promised as future blessings.

[18:32] ⁵tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”