Ezekiel 33

1And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me, sayingH559, 2SonH1121 of manH376, speakH1696 to the children of thy peopleH5971, and sayH559 unto them, When I bringH935 the swordH2719 upon a landH776, and the peopleH5971 of the landH776 takeH3947 a manH376 from among them, and setH5414 him for their watchmanH6822; 3if, when he seeth the swordH2719 comeH935 upon the landH776, he blowH8628 the trumpetH7782, and warnH2094 the peopleH5971; 4then whosoever heareth the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782, and taketh not warning, if the swordH2719 comeH935, and takeH3947 him awayH3947, his bloodH1818 shall beH1961 upon his own headH7218. 5He heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782, and took not warning; his bloodH1818 shall beH1961 upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have deliveredH4422 his soulH5315. 6But if the watchmanH6822 seeH7200 the swordH2719 comeH935, and blowH8628 not the trumpetH7782, and the peopleH5971 be not warnedH2094, and the swordH2719 comeH935, and takeH3947 any personH5315 from among them; he is takenH3947 awayH3947 in his iniquityH5771, but his bloodH1818 will I requireH1875 at the watchman’sH6822 handH3027.

7So thou, sonH1121 of manH120, I have setH5414 thee a watchmanH6822 unto the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; therefore hearH8085 the wordH1697 at my mouthH6310, and giveH5414 them warning from me. 8When I sayH559 unto the wickedH7563, O wickedH7563 man, thou shalt surely dieH4191, and thou dost not speakH1696 to warnH2094 the wickedH7563 from his wayH1870; that wickedH7563 man shall dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but his bloodH1818 will I requireH1245 at thy handH3027. 9Nevertheless, if thou warnH2094 the wickedH7563 of his wayH1870 to turnH7725 from it, and he turnH7725 not from his wayH1870; he shall dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but thou hast deliveredH5337 thy soulH5315.

10And thou, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 unto the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: ThusH3651 ye speak, sayingH559, Our transgressionsH6588 and our sinsH2403 are upon us, and we pine awayH4743 in them; howH349 then can we liveH2421? 11SayH559 unto them, As I liveH2421, saith the LordH136 Jehovah, I have no pleasureH2654 in the deathH4191 of the wickedH7563; but that the wickedH7563 turnH7725 from his wayH1870 and liveH2421: turnH7725 ye, turnH7725 ye from your evilH7451 waysH1870; for whyH4100 will ye dieH4191, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478? 12And thou, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 unto the children of thy peopleH5971, The righteousnessH6666 of the righteousH6662 shall not deliverH5337 him in the dayH3117 of his transgressionH6588; and as for the wickednessH7562 of the wickedH7563, he shall not fall thereby in the dayH3117 that he turneth from his wickednessH7562; neither shall he that is righteousH6662 be ableH3201 to liveH2421 thereby in the dayH3117 that he sinneth. 13WhenH834 I sayH559 to the righteousH6662, that he shall surely liveH2421; if he trustH982 to his righteousnessH6666, and commit iniquity, none of his righteousH6662 deeds shall be rememberedH2142; but in his iniquity that he hath committed, therein shall he dieH4191. 14Again, when I sayH559 unto the wickedH7563, Thou shalt surely dieH4191; if he turnH7725 from his sinH2403, and do that which is lawful and rightH4941; 15if the wickedH7563 restoreH7725 the pledgeH2258, give again that which he had taken by robberyH1500, walkH1980 in the statutesH2708 of lifeH2416, committing no iniquity; he shall surely liveH2421, he shall not dieH4191. 16None of his sinsH2398 that he hath committed shall be rememberedH2142 against him: he hath done that which is lawful and rightH4941; he shall surely liveH2421.

17Yet the children of thy peopleH5971 sayH559, The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is not equal: but as for them, their wayH1870 is not equal. 18When the righteousH6662 turneth from his righteousnessH6666, and committeth iniquity, he shall even dieH4191 therein. 19And when the wickedH7563 turneth from his wickednessH7564, and doeth that which is lawful and rightH4941, he shall liveH2421 thereby. 20Yet ye sayH559, The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is not equal. O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, I will judgeH8199 you every oneH376 after his waysH1870.

21And it cameH935 to pass in the twelfth yearH8141 of our captivity, in the tenthH6224 monthH2320, in the fifth day of the monthH2320, that one that had escaped out of JerusalemH3389 cameH935 unto me, sayingH559, The cityH5892 isH1961 smitten. 22Now the handH3027 of Jehovah had beenH1961 upon me in the eveningH6153, before he that wasH1961 escaped cameH935; and he had openedH6605 my mouthH6310, until he cameH935 to me in the morningH1242; and my mouthH6310 wasH1961 openedH6605, and I wasH1961 no more dumb.

23And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came unto me, sayingH559, 24SonH1121 of manH120, they that inhabitH3427 those wasteH2723 placesH2723 in the landH776 of IsraelH3478 speak, sayingH559, AbrahamH85 wasH1961 oneH259, and he inherited the landH776: but we are manyH7227; the landH776 is givenH5414 us for inheritance. 25Wherefore sayH559 unto them, ThusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: Ye eatH398 with the bloodH1818, and liftH5375 up your eyesH5869 unto your idolsH1544, and shedH8210 bloodH1818: and shall ye possessH3423 the landH776? 26Ye standH5975 upon your swordH2719, ye work abominationH8441, and ye defileH2930 every oneH376 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802: and shall ye possessH3423 the landH776? 27ThusH3541 shalt thou sayH559 unto them, ThusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: As I live, surely they that are in the wasteH2723 placesH2723 shall fallH5307 by the swordH2719; and him that is in the open fieldH7704 will I giveH5414 to the beasts to be devouredH398; and they that are in the strongholds and in the cavesH4631 shall dieH4191 of the pestilenceH1698. 28And I will makeH5414 the landH776 a desolationH8077 and an astonishment; and the prideH1347 of her power shall cease; and the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478 shall be desolateH8074, so that none shall passH5674 through. 29Then shall they knowH3045 that I am Jehovah, when I have madeH6213 the landH776 a desolationH8077 and an astonishment, because of all their abominationsH8441 which they have committed.

30And as for thee, sonH1121 of manH376, the children of thy peopleH5971 talk of thee by the wallsH7023 and in the doorsH6607 of the housesH1004, and speakH1696 oneH259 to another, every oneH259 to his brotherH251, sayingH559, ComeH935, I pray you, and hearH8085 what is the wordH1697 that cometh forthH3318 from Jehovah. 31And they comeH935 unto thee as the peopleH5971 cometh, and they sitH3427 before thee as my peopleH5971, and they hearH8085 thy wordsH1697, but do them not; for with their mouthH6310 they show much love, but their heartH3820 goeth after their gainH1215. 32And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely songH7892 of one that hath a pleasant voiceH6963, and can playH5059 wellH2895 on an instrument; for they hearH8085 thy wordsH1697, but they do them not. 33And when this cometh to pass (behold, it cometh), then shall they knowH3045 that a prophetH5030 hath beenH1961 among them.