Ezekiel 18 · Verse 32

Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Ezekiel 18:32, King James Version

Ezekiel 18:32 in other translations

BSBFor I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
WEBFor I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!
ASVFor I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live.
YLTFor I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!
DARBYFor I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.
BBEFor I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
WebsterFor I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn ye, and live.

What does Ezekiel 18:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 18:30-32

30-32. As God is to judge them "according to their ways" (Pr 1:31), their only hope is to "repent"; and this is a sure hope, for God takes no delight in judging them in wrath, but graciously desires their salvation on repentance. I will judge you--Though ye cavil, it is a sufficient answer that I, your Judge, declare it so, and will judge you according to My will; and then your cavils must end. Repent--inward…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 For I have no pleasure - God repeats what he had so solemnly declared before. Can ye doubt his sincerity? his ability? his willingness? the efficacy of the blood of his covenant? Wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye - Reader, now give God thy heart. Though every man comes into the world with a fallen nature - a soul infected with sin, yet no man is damned on that account. He who refuses that grace which pardons sin and heals infected nature, who permits the evil principle to break out into transgression, and continues and dies in his iniquity and sin, and will not come unto Christ that he may have life; he, and he only, goes to perdition. Nor will the righteousness of a parent or relation help his sinful soul: no man can have more grace than is necessary to save himself; and none can have that, who does not receive it through Christ Jesus. It is the mercy of God in Christ which renders the salvation of a sinner possible; and it is that mercy alone which can heal the backslider. The atoning blood blots out all that is past; the same blood cleanses from all unrighteousness. Who believes so as to apply for this redemption? Who properly thanks God for having provided such a Savior?

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 18:30-32

The 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 spirit. God does not command what cannot be done, but admonishes us to do what is in our power, and to pray for what is not. Ordinances and means are appointed, directions and promises are given, that those who desire this change may seek it from God.

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Ezekiel 18:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkiforH3588
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
אֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzI take pleasureH2654
בְּמ֣וֹתbe.Motin [the] death ofH4194
הַמֵּ֔תha.Metthe [one who] diesH4191
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
וְהָשִׁ֖יבוּve.ha.Shi.vuand turn awayH7725
וִֽחְיֽוּ\׃\ \פVich.Yuand liveH2421

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 18:32

  • 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 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?

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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23; La 3:33; 2Pe 3:9
yourselves. or, others.
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Context

  • Ezekiel 18:31

    Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Ezekiel 18:32

    For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

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Ezekiel 18:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Que no quiero la muerte del que muere, dice el Señor Jehová; convertíos pues, y viviréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car je ne prends point plaisir à la mort de celui qui meurt, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel. Revenez donc, et vivez.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn ich habe kein Gefallen am Tode des Sterbenden, spricht der Herr, Jehova. So kehret um und lebet!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quia nolo mortem morientis, dicit Dominus Deus: revertimini, et vivite.