New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 33:1-19
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.
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 33:2 Ezek 3:11; 33:12, 17, 30; 37:18 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 33:3 Neh 4:18-20; Is 58:1; Ezek 33:9; Hos 8:1; Joel 2:1 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 33:4 2 Chr 25:16; Jer 6:17; Zech 1:4 ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 33:4 Ezek 18:13; 33:5, 9; Acts 18:6 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 33:5 Ex 9:19-21; Heb 11:7 ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 33:6 Ezek 18:20, 24; 33:8, 9 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 33:6 Or for, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 33:6 Ezek 3:18, 20 ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 33:7 Or given ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 33:7 Is 62:6; Ezek 3:17-21 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 33:7 Lit word ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 33:7 Jer 1:17; 26:2; Ezek 2:7, 8; Acts 5:20 ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 33:8 Is 3:11; Ezek 18:4, 13, 18, 20; 33:14 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 33:9 Acts 13:40, 41, 46 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 33:9 Ezek 3:19, 21; Acts 20:26 ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 33:10 Lev 26:39; Ezek 4:17; 24:23 ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 33:10 Is 49:14; Ezek 37:11 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 33:10 Lit live ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 33:11 Is 49:18; Ezek 5:11 ↩
- 20. Ezekiel 33:11 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
- 21. Ezekiel 33:11 Ezek 18:23, 32; Hos 11:8 ↩
- 22. Ezekiel 33:11 Jer 31:20; 1 Tim 2:4; 2 Pet 3:9 ↩
- 23. Ezekiel 33:11 Is 55:6, 7; Jer 3:22; Ezek 18:30, 31; Hos 14:1; Acts 3:19 ↩
- 24. Ezekiel 33:12 Lit the sons of your people ↩
- 25. Ezekiel 33:12 Ezek 3:18; 18:24; 33:20 ↩
- 26. Ezekiel 33:12 2 Chr 7:14; Ezek 18:21; 33:19 ↩
- 27. Ezekiel 33:12 Lit by it ↩
- 28. Ezekiel 33:13 Ezek 18:26; Heb 10:38; 2 Pet 2:20, 21 ↩
- 29. Ezekiel 33:14 Is 55:7; Jer 18:7, 8; Ezek 18:27; 33:8, 19; Hos 14:1, 4 ↩
- 30. Ezekiel 33:14 Mic 6:8 ↩
- 31. Ezekiel 33:15 Ex 22:1-4; Lev 6:4, 5; Luke 19:8 ↩
- 32. Ezekiel 33:15 Ps 119:59; 143:8; Ezek 20:11 ↩
- 33. Ezekiel 33:15 Lit of life ↩
- 34. Ezekiel 33:16 Is 1:18; 43:25; Ezek 18:22 ↩
- 35. Ezekiel 33:17 Lit the sons of your people ↩
- 36. Ezekiel 33:18 Ezek 3:20; 18:24; 33:12, 13 ↩
- 37. Ezekiel 33:18 Lit them ↩
Commentaries on Ezekiel 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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