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Ezekiel 33:11 — Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in…

“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?”
Ezekiel 33:11 · KJV

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The verses around Ezekiel 33:11.

9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

10Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

11Say 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?

12Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

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Verse explanation

The chapter’s central answer: God takes no pleasure in the death of the one who does wrong; He would rather that person change course and live — a direct invitation to change.

From the Ezekiel 33 study in Bible in Stories.

Ezekiel 33:11 in other versions

The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.

  • KJV · King James

    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?

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  • ARC · Almeida 1911Português

    Dize-lhes: Vivo eu, diz o Senhor Jehovah, que não tenho prazer na morte do impio, mas que o impio se converta do seu caminho, e viva: convertei-vos, convertei-vos dos vossos maus caminhos; pois por que razão morrereis, ó casa de Israel?

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  • BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês

    Dize-lhes: Vivo eu, diz o Senhor DEUS, que não tenho prazer na morte do perverso, mas sim em que o perverso se converta de seu caminho, e viva. Convertei-vos! Convertei-vos de vossos caminhos; por que razão morrereis, ó casa de Israel?

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  • VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol

    Diles: En mi vida, declara el Señor Dios, no me produce ningún placer que los malvados mueran. ¡Me gustaría que dejaran de pecar y vivieran! ¡Dejen de pecar! ¿Por qué han de morir, pueblo de Israel?

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