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?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Say	אֱמֹ֨ר 'e.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
live	חַי chai-	H2416	alive · adjective, masculine singular absolute
saith	נְאֻ֣ם ne.'Um	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
pleasure	אֶחְפֹּץ֙ 'ech.Potz	H2654	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
death	בְּמ֣וֹת be.Mot	H4194	death (natural or violent) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
wicked	הָרָשָׁ֔ע ha.ra.Sha'	H7563	morally wrong · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wicked	רָשָׁ֛ע ra.Sha'	H7563	morally wrong · noun, common masculine singular absolute
turn	בְּשׁ֥וּב be.Shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
way	מִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ mi.dar.Ko	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
live	וְחָיָ֑ה ve.cha.Yah	H2421	to live · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
turn	שׁ֣וּבוּ Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
turn	שׁ֜וּבוּ Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
evil	הָרָעִ֛ים ha.ra.'Im	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
ways	מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧ם mi.dar.khei.Khem	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
die	תָמ֖וּתוּ ta.Mu.tu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
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 peri…
Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the L…
Proverbs 8:36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Ezekiel 18:30-32 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all you…
Jeremiah 3:22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

These verses are the substance of what we had before (Eze 18:20, etc.) and they are so full and express a declaration of the terms on which people stand with God (as the former were of the terms on which ministers stand) that it is no wonder that they are here repeated, as those were, though we had the substance of them before. Observe here, I. The cavils of the people against God's proceedings with them. God was now in his providence contending with them, but their uncircumcised hearts were not as yet humbled, for they were industrious to justify themselves, though thereby they reflected on God. Two things they insisted upon, in their reproaches of God, and in both they added iniquity to th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:11

To meet the Jews' cry of despair in Eze 33:10, Ezekiel here cheers them by the assurance that God has no pleasure in their death, but that they should repent and live (Pe2 3:9). A yearning tenderness manifests itself here, notwithstanding all their past sins; yet with it a holiness that abates nothing of its demands for the honor of God's authority. God's righteousness is vindicated as in Eze 3:18-21 and Eze. 18:1-32, by the statement that each should be treated with the closest adaptation of God's justice to his particular case.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked - From this to the twentieth verse inclusive is nearly the same with Ezekiel 18, on which I wish the reader to consult the notes.

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:11

Say unto them, as I live, saith the Lord,.... The following is the answer returned from the Lord by the prophet to their above complaint and reasoning; to which is premised the oath of God, showing the certainty, reality, and sincerity of what is said, which might be depended on as true: I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, &c. See Gill on Ezekiel 18:23, Ezekiel 18:31, Ezekiel 18:32,

The Church Fathers

How can we imagine without grievous blasphemy that he does not generally will all men, but only some instead of all to be saved?
— John Cassian, CONFERENCE 13:7

At whatever age a person will do true penance for his sins and change his life for the better under the illumination of God, he will not be deprived of the gift of forgiveness.
— Fulgentius of Ruspe, TO PETER ON THE FAITH 39

We must prepare our hearts and bodies for the battle of holy obedience to his instructions. What is not possible to us by nature, let us ask the Lord to supply by the help of his grace.
— Benedict of Nursia, RULE OF ST. BENEDICT, PROLOGUE 40-41

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Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel, Book of — Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of…
Condescension Of God · Expostulates with backsliding Israel — Expostulates with backsliding Israel
Conversion · Exhortations to — Exhortations to
Opportunity · THE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY — THE MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO
Repentance · 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29; — 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29;
Responsibility · ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE — ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 33:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:11

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 33:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 33:11

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 33:11

John Gill on Ezekiel 33:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 33:10-20

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 33:10-11

Rashi on Ezekiel 33:10