Ezekiel 18:26–32

^26eWhen a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies. ²⁷Again, ^fwhen a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive. ²⁸Because he ^gconsiders and turns away from all the transgressions which he committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. ^29hYet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?

³⁰ⁱ“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. ^j“Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. ^31kCast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a ^lnew heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? ³²For ^mI have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and ⁿlive!”