Ezekiel 18:32 (YLT)

Passage

For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!

Nearby Context

Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

Ezekiel 18:31 Cast from off you all your transgressions, By which ye have transgressed, And make to you a new heart, and a new spirit, And why do ye die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pleasure", "death", "dying", "affirmation", "lord", "jehovah", "turn", and "back". 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 from off you 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.