³⁸ As for the censers of these ^[a]men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, make them into hammered sheets for a plating of the altar, since they brought them near before Yahweh, and they are holy; and ^(A)they shall be for a sign to the sons of Israel.”

¹⁹ Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not ^(A)fear Yahweh and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and ^(B)Yahweh ^[a]relented of the evil demise which He had spoken against them? But we are ^(C)committing a great evil against ourselves.”

¹¹ Say to them, ‘^(A)As I live!’ declares Lord Yahweh, ‘I take ^(B)no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked ^(C)turn from his way and live. ^(D)Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’