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Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Yahweh; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
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God's Delight is in Life
Commentators unanimously affirm that this verse reveals God's fundamental character. He takes no pleasure in the judgment of the wicked. Instead, His earnest desire and delight is for people to turn from their destructive paths, return to Him, and experience life. This is a foundational truth of God's love and mercy.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Have I any pleasure at all? —This brings out that fundamental truth which underlies the whole teaching of both the Old and New Testaments,…
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms the same sentiment in other words: that God desires nothing more earnestly than that those who were perishing and rushing to destructio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saysthe Lord God Perish by swo…
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Presbyterian
The wicked man would be saved, if he turned from his evil ways. The true penitent is a true believer. None of his former transgressions shall be me…
