Ezekiel 33:8
6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
7 As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.
9 But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
10 Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.
- KJV
- When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
- WEB
- When I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you don’t speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at your hand.
- ASV
- When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand.
- DARBY
- When I say unto the wicked, Wicked [man], thou shalt certainly die; and thou speakest not to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
- BLB
- In My saying to the wicked, ‘O wicked one, you will surely die,’ [if] you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, [then] that wicked one will die in his iniquity, and I will seek his blood from your hand.
- ÅB
- Når jeg sier til den ugudelige: Du ugudelige, du skal dø, og du ikke taler og advarer den ugudelige for hans ferd, da skal han, den ugudelige, dø for sin misgjernings skyld, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av din hånd.
- OTB
- Når jeg sier til den ugudelige: 'Du ugudelige, du skal visselig dø,' og du ikke taler for å advare den ugudelige fra hans vei, skal den ugudelige dø for sin synd, men jeg vil holde deg ansvarlig for hans blod.
- B1930
- Når jeg sier til den ugudelige: Du ugudelige, du skal visselig dø, og du ikke taler og advarer den ugudelige for hans ferd, da skal han, den ugudelige, dø for sin misgjernings skyld, men hans blod vil jeg kreve av din hånd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 20:26–27
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:6
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
Read in contextEzekiel 33:14
But if I tell the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—
Read in contextEzekiel 18:4
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
Read in contextGenesis 3:4
“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:20
The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:11–13
They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
Read in contextProverbs 11:21
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
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