Ezekiel 18:32 KJV
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Words Then and Now
- wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- yourselves, ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- A gracious invitation to repentanceThe Lord will judge each of the Israelites according to his ways. On this is grounded an exhortation to repent, and to make them a new heart and a new...
Cross References
- Ezekiel 18:23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
- 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
- Lamentations 3:33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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Topics
- Condescension of God Expostulates with backsliding Israel
- God Mercy of
- Judgment According to opportunity and works
- Repentance Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Salvation Unclassified scriptures relating to
- Wicked (people) Punishment of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- For I have no pleasure לֹא lōʾ Negative אֶחְפֹּץ ʾeḥpōṣ חָפֵץ Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular
- in the death בְּמוֹת bĕmôt מָוֶת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of him that dieth כִּי kî Conjunction הַמֵּת hammēt מוּת Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
- the Lord אֲדֹנָי ʾădōnāy אֲדֹנָי Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- GOD יְהוִה yhwh יְהֹוִה Proper name
- wherefore turn וְהָשִׁיבוּ wĕhāšîbû שׁוּב Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine plural · with and
- and live וִחְיוּ wiḥyû חָיָה Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine plural · with and
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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