Ezekiel 33:9
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.
8 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.
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?
11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he doesn’t turn from his way; he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.
- ASV
- Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he turn not from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul.
- DARBY
- But if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
- BLB
- And you, if if you warn the wicked from his way, to turn from it, and he does not turn from his way, [then] he will die in his iniquity, and you will have delivered your soul.
- ÅB
- Men når du har advart den ugudelige for hans ferd, at han skal vende om fra den, men han ikke vender om fra sin ferd, da skal han dø for sin misgjernings skyld, men du har reddet din sjel.
- OTB
- Men hvis du advarer den ugudelige om å vende om fra sine veier og han ikke gjør det, skal han dø for sin synd, men du har reddet ditt liv.
- B1930
- Men når du har advart den ugudelige for hans ferd, at han skal vende om fra den, men han ikke vender om fra sin ferd, da skal han dø for sin misgjernings skyld, men du har reddet din sjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 3:19
Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
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Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Read in contextProverbs 15:10
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Read in contextEzekiel 3:21
Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
Read in contextActs 28:23–28
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Read in contextProverbs 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Read in contextHebrews 2:3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Read in contextLuke 12:47
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
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