Ezekiel 18:23
“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?”
— Ezekiel 18:23
About this verse
Ezekiel 18:23 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is among exiles. These words are attributed to Lord Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the rhetorical_question genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine mercy, repentance. Notable phrases: no pleasure in death of wicked. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Lord Yahweh
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
grateful
Type
rhetorical_question
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
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