that he hath done shall he live ; because I have no pleasure in the death of 23
the sinner, saith the Lord God, but every one that turneth from his evil
way shall live. And if the righteous turn away from his righteousness, 24
and do iniquity, according to all the iniquity that the wicked man hath
done, all his righteousness that he hath done shall not be remembered to
him, but in the iniquity that he hath done, in the sins that he hath sinned
shall he die. And ye say, His way is not good. Hear, ye house of Israel, 25
My way is good, but your ways are not good. If the righteous man 26
turn away from his righteousness, and do iniquity, in the iniquity that
he hath done shall he die; and if the wicked man turn away from his 27
iniquity that he hath done, and do judgment and righteousness, he shall
save his soul, because he hath turned from all his iniquity, he shall surely 28
live, and shall not die. And ye of the house of Israel say, The way of the 29
Lord is not good. My way is good, O ye of the house of Israel, but your
ways are not good. Because of this I will judge every one of you 30
according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and be converted
from all your iniquity and wickednesses, and these shall not be an evil
punishment to you. Cast away and remove from you all the wickedness 31
that ye have done wickedly, and make you a new heart and a new spirit,
and ye shall not die, O ye of the house of Israel. For I have no pleasure in 32
the death of the sinner, saith the Lord God, wherefore turn and live." See, AP- Con-