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When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die for it; for the iniquity which he has committed he shall die.
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Again, when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his life.
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Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
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Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?
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"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin.
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Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
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For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."