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Ezekiel 18:30-32

EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 18:30 Repentance is not being urged on Jerusalem, for the preceding chapters affirm that its destruction is assured. Rather, the exiles are pressed to repent and take responsibility for their moral lives. Thus the appeal is to make yourselves a new heart and spirit, in contrast to Ezekiel 11:19 and Ezekiel 36:26, where these are the gift of God. The fact that God is not pleased when anyone dies (Ezekiel 18:32; compare v. Ezekiel 18:23 and note on 33:11) is the basis for the final command to turn, and live.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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