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“Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me.
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If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.
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But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself.
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“Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’
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As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?