Ezekiel 33

The Watchman’s Duty

1And the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, speakH1696 to the 1sonsH1121 of your peopleH5971 and sayH559 to them, ‘IfH3588 I bringH935 a swordH2719 upon a landH776, and the peopleH5971 of the landH776 takeH3947 oneH259 manH376 from amongH7097 them and makeH5414 him their watchmanH6822, 3and he seesH7200 the swordH2719 comingH935 upon the landH776 and 2blowsH8628 on the trumpetH7782 and warnsH2094 the peopleH5971, 4then he who hearsH8085 the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782 and 3does not takeH2094 warningH2094, and a swordH2719 comesH935 and takesH3947 him away, his 4bloodH1818 will be on his own headH7218. 5He heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the trumpetH7782 but did not takeH2094 warningH2094; his bloodH1818 will be on himself. But had he takenH2094 warningH2094, he would have 5deliveredH4422 his lifeH5315. 6But ifH3588 the watchmanH6822 seesH7200 the swordH2719 comingH935 and does not blowH8628 the trumpetH7782 and the peopleH5971 are not warnedH2094, and a swordH2719 comesH935 and takesH3947 a personH5315 from them, he is 6takenH3947 away 7in his iniquityH5771; but his 8bloodH1818 I will requireH1875 from the watchman’sH6822 handH3027.’

7“Now as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, I have 910appointedH5414 you a watchmanH6822 for the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; so you will hearH8085 a 11messageH1697 from My mouthH6310 and giveH2094 them 12warningH2094 from Me. 8When I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘O wickedH7563 manH7563, you will 13surelyH4191 dieH4191,’ and you do not speakH1696 to warnH2094 the wickedH7563 from his wayH1870, that wickedH7563 manH7563 shall dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but his bloodH1818 I will requireH1245 from your handH3027. 9But ifH3588 you on your partH859 warnH2094 a wickedH7563 manH7563 to turnH7725 from his wayH1870 and he 14does not turnH7725 from his wayH1870, he will dieH4191 in his iniquityH5771, but you have 15deliveredH5337 your lifeH5315.

10“Now as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThusH3651 you have spokenH559, sayingH559, “SurelyH3588 our transgressionsH6588 and our sinsH2403 are upon us, and we are 16rottingH4743 awayH4743 in them; 17howH349 then can we 18surviveH2421?”’ 11SayH559 to them, ‘19As I liveH2416!’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 20GodH3068, ‘I takeH2654 21noH518 pleasureH2654 in the deathH4194 of the wickedH7563, but ratherH3588H518 that the wickedH7563 22turnH7725 from his wayH1870 and liveH2421. 23TurnH7725 backH7725, turnH7725 backH7725 from your evilH7451 waysH1870! WhyH4100 then will you dieH4191, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478?’ 12And you, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to 24your fellowH1121H5971 citizensH5971, ‘The 25righteousnessH6666 of a righteousH6662 manH6662 will not deliverH5337 him in the dayH3117 of his transgressionH6588, and as for the wickednessH7564 of the wickedH7563, he will 26not stumbleH3782 because of it in the dayH3117 when he turnsH7725 from his wickednessH7562; whereas a righteousH6662 manH6662 will not be ableH3201 to liveH2421 27by his righteousness on the dayH3117 when he commitsH2398 sinH2398.’ 13When I sayH559 to the righteousH6662 he will surelyH2421 liveH2421, and he so trustsH982 in his righteousnessH6666 that he 28commitsH6213 iniquityH5766, noneH3605H3808 of his righteousH6666 deedsH6666 will be rememberedH2142; but in that same iniquityH5766 of his whichH834 he has committedH6213 he will dieH4191. 14But when I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘You will surelyH4191 dieH4191,’ and he 29turnsH7725 from his sinH2403 and practicesH6213 30justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, 15if a wickedH7563 manH7563 restoresH7725 a pledgeH2258, 31paysH7999 backH7999 whatH1500 he has takenH1500 by robberyH1500, walksH1980 by the 32statutesH2708 33which ensure lifeH2425 withoutH1115 committingH6213 iniquityH5766, he shall surelyH2421 liveH2421; he shall not dieH4191. 1634NoneH3605H3808 of his sinsH2403 that he has committedH2398 will be rememberedH2142 against him. He has practicedH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666; he shall surelyH2421 liveH2421.

17“Yet 35your fellowH1121H5971 citizensH5971 sayH559, ‘The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is not rightH8505,’ when it is their own wayH1870 that is not rightH8505. 18When the righteousH6662 turnsH7725 from his righteousnessH6666 and 36commitsH6213 iniquityH5766, then he shall dieH4191 in 37it. 19But when the wickedH7563 turnsH7725 from his wickednessH7564 and practicesH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, he will liveH2421 by them. 20Yet you sayH559, ‘38The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is not rightH8505.’ O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, I will judgeH8199 eachH376 of you according to his waysH1870.”

Word of Jerusalem’s Capture

21Now 39in the 40twelfthH8147H6240 yearH8141 of our exileH1546, on the fifthH2568 of the tenthH6224 monthH2320, the 41refugeesH6412 from JerusalemH3389 cameH935 to me, sayingH559, “42The cityH5892 has been 43takenH5221.” 22Now the 44handH3027 of the LordH3068 had beenH1961 upon me in the eveningH6153, beforeH6440 the 45refugeesH6412 cameH935. And He 46openedH6605 my mouthH6310 47at the timeH5704 they cameH935 to me in the morningH1242; so my mouthH6310 was 48openedH6605 and I was noH3808 longerH5750 49speechlessH481.

23Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me sayingH559, 24“SonH1121 of manH120, they who 50liveH3427 in theseH428 wasteH2723 placesH2723 in the landH127 of IsraelH3478 are sayingH559, ‘51AbrahamH85 was only oneH259, yet he possessedH3423 the landH776; so to 52us whoH7227 are manyH7227 the landH776 has been givenH5414 as a possessionH4181.’ 25ThereforeH3651 sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “You eatH398 meat with the 53bloodH1818 in it, liftH5375 up your eyesH5869 to your idolsH1544 as you shedH8210 bloodH1818. 54Should you then possessH3423 the landH776? 26You 5556relyH5975 on your swordH2719, you commitH6213 abominationsH8441 and eachH376 of you defilesH2930 his neighbor’sH7453 wifeH802. Should you then possessH3423 the landH776?”’ 27ThusH3541 you shall sayH559 to them, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “As I liveH2416, surelyH518H3808 those whoH834 are in the wasteH2723 placesH2723 will 57fallH5307 by the swordH2719, and whoeverH834 is in the 58openH6440 fieldH7704 I will giveH5414 to the beastsH2421 to be devouredH398, and those whoH834 are in the strongholdsH4679 and in the 59cavesH4631 will dieH4191 of pestilenceH1698. 28I will 60makeH5414 the landH776 a desolationH8077 and a wasteH4923, and the 61prideH1347 of her powerH5797 will ceaseH7673; and the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478 will be desolateH8074 soH4480 that noH369 oneH369 will passH5674 throughH5674. 29Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I makeH5414 the landH776 a desolationH8077 and a wasteH4923 becauseH5921 of allH3605 their abominationsH8441 whichH834 they have committedH6213.”’

30“But as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, 62your fellowH1121H5971 citizensH5971 who talkH1696 about you by the wallsH7023 and in the doorwaysH6607 of the housesH1004, speakH1696 to oneH2297 anotherH259, eachH376 to his brotherH251, sayingH559, ‘63ComeH935 nowH4994 and hearH8085 whatH4100 the 64messageH1697 is which comesH3318 forthH3318 from the LordH3068.’ 31They comeH935 to you as peopleH5971 comeH3996, and sitH3427 beforeH6440 you as My peopleH5971 and hearH8085 your wordsH1697, but they do not doH6213 them, for they doH6213 the lustfulH5690 desiresH5690 expressed by their 65mouthH6310, and their heartH3820 goesH1980 afterH310 their 66gainH1215. 32BeholdH2009, you are to them like a sensualH5690 songH7892 by one who has a 67beautifulH3303 voiceH6963 and playsH5059 wellH3190 on an instrument; for they hearH8085 your wordsH1697 but they do not practiceH6213 them. 33So when it 68comesH935 to passH935--69as surelyH2009 it will--then they will knowH3045 that a prophetH5030 has beenH1961 in their midstH8432.”