John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 18:23

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God, &c.] Perish by sword, famine, or pestilence, or go into captivity; this, though the Lord’s will and work, yet is his strange work; mercy is his delight. This is to be understood not absolutely; for the Lord does take pleasure in these things, as they fulfil his word, secure the honour of his truth and holiness, and glorify his justice, and especially when they are the means of reclaiming men from the evil of their ways; but comparatively, as follows: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live? that is, it is more pleasing to God that a man should repent of his sins, and forsake his vicious course of life, and enjoy good things, than to go on in his sins, and bring ruin on himself, here and hereafter.

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