Ezekiel 33:2-20

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 the 3hornH7782 and warnsH2094 the peopleH5971, 4then 4someone who hearsH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782 but 5does not takeH2094 warningH2094, and a swordH2719 comesH935 and takesH3947 him away, his 6bloodH1818 will be on his own headH7218. 5He heardH8085 the soundH6963 of the hornH7782 but did not takeH2094 warningH2094; his bloodH1818 will be on himself. But had he takenH2094 warningH2094, he would have 7savedH4422 his lifeH5315. 6But ifH3588 the watchmanH6822 seesH7200 the swordH2719 comingH935 and does not blowH8628 the hornH7782 and the peopleH5971 are not warnedH2094, and a swordH2719 comesH935 and takesH3947 a personH5315 from them, he is 8takenH3947 away for his wrongdoingH5771; but I will 9requireH1875 his 10bloodH1818 from the watchman’sH6822 handH3027.’

7“Now as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, I have 1112appointedH5414 you as a watchmanH6822 for the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478; so you will hearH8085 a 13messageH1697 from My mouthH6310 and giveH2094 them aH2094 14warningH2094 from Me. 8When I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘You wickedH7563 personH7563, you will 15certainlyH4191 dieH4191,’ and you do not speakH1696 to warnH2094 the wickedH7563 aboutH4480 his wayH1870, that wickedH7563 personH7563 shall dieH4191 for his wrongdoingH5771, but I will 16requireH1245 his bloodH1818 from your handH3027. 9But ifH3588 you on your partH859 warnH2094 a wickedH7563 personH7563 to turnH7725 from his wayH1870 and he 17does not turnH7725 from his wayH1870, he will dieH4191 for his wrongdoingH5771, but you have 18savedH5337 your lifeH5315.

10“Now as for you, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThisH3651 is whatH3651 you have 19saidH559: “SurelyH3588 our offensesH6588 and our sinsH2403 are upon us, and we are 20rottingH4743 awayH4743 in them; 21howH349 then can we 22surviveH2421?”’ 11SayH559 to them, ‘23As I liveH2416!’ declaresH5002 the LordH136 24GodH3068, ‘I takeH2654 25noH518 pleasureH2654 atH518 allH518 in the deathH4194 of the wickedH7563, but ratherH3588H518 that the wickedH7563 26turnH7725 from his wayH1870 and liveH2421. 27TurnH7725 backH7725, turnH7725 backH7725 from your evilH7451 waysH1870! WhyH4100 then should you dieH4191, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478?’ 12And you, sonH1121 of manH120, sayH559 to 28your fellowH1121H5971 citizensH5971, ‘The 29righteousnessH6666 of a righteousH6662 oneH6662 will not saveH5337 him on the dayH3117 of his offenseH6588, and as for the wickednessH7564 of a wickedH7563 oneH7563, he will 30not stumbleH3782 because of it on the dayH3117 when he turnsH7725 from his wickednessH7562; whereas a righteousH6662 oneH6662 will not beH3201 ableH3201 to liveH2421 31by his righteousness on the dayH3117 when he commitsH2398 sinH2398.’ 13When I sayH559 to the righteousH6662 that he will certainlyH2421 liveH2421, and he so trustsH982 in his righteousnessH6666 that he 32commitsH6213 injusticeH5766, noneH3605H3808 of his righteousH6666 deedsH6666 will be rememberedH2142; but for that same injusticeH5766 of his whichH834 he has committedH6213 he will dieH4191. 14But when I sayH559 to the wickedH7563, ‘You will certainlyH4191 dieH4191,’ and he 33turnsH7725 from his sinH2403 and practicesH6213 34justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, 15if a wickedH7563 personH7563 returnsH7725 a pledgeH2258, 35paysH7999 backH7999 whatH1500 he has takenH1500 byH1500 robberyH1500, walksH1980 by the 36statutesH2708 37which ensure lifeH2425 withoutH1115 committingH6213 injusticeH5766, he shall certainlyH2421 liveH2421; he shall not dieH4191. 1638NoneH3605H3808 of his sinsH2403 that he has committedH2398 will be rememberedH2142 against him. He has practicedH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666; he shall certainlyH2421 liveH2421.

17“Yet 39your 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 40commitsH6213 injusticeH5766, then he shall dieH4191 in 41it. 19But when the wickedH7563 turnsH7725 from his wickednessH7564 and practicesH6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666, he will liveH2421 by them. 20Yet you sayH559, ‘42The wayH1870 of the LordH136 is not rightH8505.’ I will judgeH8199 eachH376 of you according to his waysH1870, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.”