Ezekiel 33:1-17

1Again the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 cameH1961 to meH413, sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, speakH1696 toH413 your peopleH1121H5971 and tellH559 themH413: ‘SupposeH3588 I bringH935 the swordH2719 againstH5921 a landH776, and the peopleH5971 of that landH776 chooseH3947 aH259 manH376 from among themH7097, appointingH5414 himH853 as their watchmanH6822, 3and he seesH7200 the swordH2719 comingH935 againstH5921 that landH776 and blowsH8628 the ram’s hornH7782 to warnH2094 the peopleH5971.

4Then if anyone hearsH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782 but failsH3808 to heed the warningH2094, and the swordH2719 comesH935 and takes him awayH3947, his bloodH1818 will beH1961 on his own headH7218. 5Since he heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782 but failedH3808 to heed the warningH2094, his bloodH1818 will beH1961 on his own head. If heH1931 had heeded the warningH2094, he would have savedH4422 his lifeH5315.

6But ifH3588 the watchmanH6822 seesH7200 the swordH2719 comingH935 and failsH3808 to blowH8628 the hornH7782 to warnH2094 the peopleH5971, and the swordH2719 comesH935 and takes awayH3947 a lifeH5315, then that oneH1931 will be taken awayH3947 in his iniquityH5771, but I will hold the watchmanH6822 accountableH1875 for his bloodH1818H3027.’

7As for youH859, O sonH1121 of manH120, I have madeH5414 you a watchmanH6822 for the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; so hearH8085 the wordH1697 fromH4480 My mouthH6310 and give them the warning from MeH2094. 8If I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘O wickedH7563 man, you will surely dieH4191,’ but you do notH3808 speak outH1696 to dissuadeH2094 himH7563 from his wayH1870, then thatH1931 wickedH7563 man will dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, yet I will hold you accountable forH3027H1245 his bloodH1818. 9But ifH3588 youH859 warnH2094 the wickedH7563 man to turnH7725 from his wayH1870, and he does notH3808 turnH7725 from itH1870, heH1931 will dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but youH859 will have savedH5337 your lifeH5315.1

10Now as for youH859, sonH1121 of manH120, tellH559 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 that this is whatH3651 they have saidH559H3588: ‘Our transgressionsH6588 and our sinsH2403 are heavyH5921 upon us, and weH587 are wasting away because of themH4743! HowH349 can we liveH2421?’

11SayH559 to themH413: ‘As surely as IH589 liveH2416, declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, I take noH518 pleasureH2654 in the deathH4194 of the wickedH7563, but ratherH3588H518 that the wickedH7563 should turnH7725 from their waysH1870 and liveH2421. TurnH7725! TurnH7725 from your evilH7451 waysH1870! For whyH4100 should you dieH4191, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478?’

12ThereforeH859, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 toH413 your peopleH1121H5971: ‘The righteousnessH6666 of the righteous manH6662 will notH3808 deliver himH5337 in the dayH3117 of his transgressionH6588; neitherH3808 will the wickednessH7564 of the wicked manH7563 cause him to stumbleH3782 on the dayH3117 he turnsH7725 from his wickednessH7562. Nor willH3808 the righteous manH6662 be ableH3201 to surviveH2421 by his righteousness on the dayH3117 he sinsH2398.’

13If I tellH559 the righteous manH6662 that he will surely liveH2421, but he thenH1931 trustsH982 inH5921 his righteousnessH6666 and commitsH6213 iniquityH5766, then noneH3605H3808 of his righteous worksH6666 will be rememberedH2142; he will dieH4191 because of the iniquityH5766 he has committedH6213.

14But if I tellH559 the wicked manH7563, ‘You will surely dieH4191,’ and he turnsH7725 from his sinH2403 and doesH6213 what is justH4941 and rightH6666— 15if heH7563 restoresH7725 a pledgeH2258, makes restitutionH7999 for what he has stolenH1500, and walksH1980 in the statutesH2708 of lifeH2416 withoutH1115 practicingH6213 iniquityH5766—then he will surely liveH2421; he will notH3808 dieH4191. 16NoneH3605H3808 of the sinsH2403 he has committedH2398 will be heldH2142 against him. He has doneH6213 what is justH4941 and rightH6666; he will surely liveH2421.

17Yet your peopleH1121H5971 sayH559, ‘The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is notH3808 justH8505.’ But it isH1992 their wayH1870 that is notH3808 justH8505.