Ezekiel 18:32 (LSB)

Passage

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Therefore, turn back and live.”

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his way,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Turn back and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.

Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Now why will you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone who dies,” declares Lord Yahweh. “Therefore, turn back and live.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pleasure", "death", "anyone", "dies", "declares", "lord", "yahweh", and "therefore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pleasure" and "death", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions...", giving immediate footing for "pleasure" and "death". In Ezekiel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "pleasure" and "death" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.