Cross Reference EZEKIEL 33:10 THEREFORE O THOU SON OF MAN SPEAK UNTO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL THUS YE SPEAK SAYING IF OUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND OUR SINS BE UPON US AND WE PINE AWAY IN THEM HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE

{Ezekiel 33:10} Therefore, O thou x859 son 1121 of man, 120 speak 559 z8798 unto x413 the house 1004 of Israel; 3478 Thus x3651 ye speak, 559 z8804 saying, 559 z8800 If x3588 our transgressions 6588 and our sins 2403 [be] upon x5921 us, and we x587 pine away 4743 z8737 in them, how x349 should we then live? 2421 z8799

If our:
The impenitent Jews seem to have charged the prophet's messages with inconsistency. For whilst he warned them to repent, and assured the penitent of forgiveness, he also predicted that the people "would pine away in their transgressions." The prediction, however, merely implied that God foresaw that the people in general would be impenitent, though some individuals would repent and be pardoned. "And your tiresª [shall be] upon¹ your heads,ª and your shoesª upon your feet:ª ye shall not¹ mournª ° nor¹ weep;ª ° but ye shall pine awayª ° for your iniquities,ª and mournª ° oneª toward¹ another.ª" {Ezk 24:23} + "And they that are leftª ° of you shall pine awayª ° in their iniquityª in your enemies'ª ° lands;ª and also¹ in the iniquitiesª of their fathersª shall they pine awayª ° with¹ them." {Lev 26:39}

how:
"Then he saidª ° unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª these¹ bonesª are the whole¹ houseª of Israel:ª behold,¹ they say,ª ° Our bonesª are dried,ª ° and our hopeª is lost:ª ° we are cut offª ° for our parts." {Ezk 37:11} + "Let Israelª hopeª ° in¹ the LORD:ª for¹ with¹ the LORDª [there is] mercy,ª and with¹ him [is] plenteousª ° redemption.ª" {Psa 130:7} + "But Zionª said,ª ° The LORDª hath forsakenª ° me, and my Lordª hath forgottenª ° me." {Isa 49:14} + "Thy sonsª have fainted,ª ° they lieª ° at the headª of all¹ the streets,ª as a wild bullª in a net:ª they are fullª of the furyª of the LORD,ª the rebukeª of thy God.ª" {Isa 51:20} + "Withholdª ° thy footª from being unshod,ª ¹ and thy throatª from thirst:ª ¹ but thou saidst,ª ° There is no hope:ª ° no;¹ for¹ I have lovedª ° strangers,ª ° and afterª them will I go.² °¹" {Jer 2:25}