Ezekiel 33:8
6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
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.
9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then 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
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:6
But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:14
Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
Read in contextEzekiel 18:4
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Read in contextGenesis 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Read in contextEzekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:11–13
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Read in contextProverbs 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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