NASB — Ezekiel 33 — KJV

The Watchman’s Duty

1 And the word° of the LORD° came° to me, saying°, 2 “Son° of man°, speak° to the asons° of your people° and say° to them, ‘If° I bring° a sword° upon a land°, and the people° of the land° take° one° man° from among° them and make° him their watchman°, 3 and he sees° the sword° coming° upon the land° and ablows° on the trumpet° and warns° the people°, 4 then he who hears° the sound° of the trumpet° and adoes not take° warning°, and a sword° comes° and takes° him away, his bblood° will be on his [own] head°. 5 He heard° the sound° of the trumpet° but did not take° warning°; his blood° will be on himself. But had he taken° warning°, he would have adelivered° his life°. 6 But if° the watchman° sees° the sword° coming° and does not blow° the trumpet° and the people° are not warned°, and a sword° comes° and takes° a person° from them, he is ataken° away Iin his iniquity°; but his bblood° I will require° from the watchman’s° hand°.’

[2] aEzk 3:11; 33:12, 17, 30; 37:18
[3] aNe 4:18-20; Is 58:1; Ezk 33:9; Ho 8:1; Jol 2:1
[4] a2Ch 25:16; Jr 6:17; Zc 1:4 bEzk 18:13; 33:5, 9; Ac 18:6
[5] aEx 9:19-21; He 11:7
[6] IOr for, and so throughout the ch aEzk 18:20, 24; 33:8, 9 bEzk 3:18, 20

7 ¶ “Now as for you, son° of man°, I have Iaappointed° you a watchman° for the house° of Israel°; so you will hear° a IImessage° from My mouth° and give° them bwarning° from Me. 8 When I say° to the wicked°, ‘O wicked° man°, you will asurely° die°,’ and you do not speak° to warn° the wicked° from his way°, that wicked° man° shall die° in his iniquity°, but his blood° I will require° from your hand°. 9 But if° you on your part° warn° a wicked° man° to turn° from his way° and he adoes not turn° from his way°, he will die° in his iniquity°, but you have bdelivered° your life°.

[7] IOr given IILit word aIs 62:6; Ezk 3:17-21 bJr 1:17; 26:2; Ezk 2:7, 8; Ac 5:20
[8] aIs 3:11; Ezk 18:4, 13, 18, 20; 33:14
[9] aAc 13:40, 41, 46 bEzk 3:19, 21; Ac 20:26

10 ¶ “Now as for you, son° of man°, say° to the house° of Israel°, ‘Thus° you have spoken°, saying°, “Surely° our transgressions° and our sins° are upon us, and we are arotting° away° in them; bhow° then can we Isurvive°?”’ 11 Say° to them, ‘aAs I live°!’ declares° the Lord° IGOD°, ‘I take° bno° pleasure° in the death° of the wicked°, but rather°° that the wicked° cturn° from his way° and live°. dTurn° back°, turn° back° from your evil° ways°! Why° then will you die°, O house° of Israel°?’ 12 And you, son° of man°, say° to Iyour fellow°° citizens°, ‘The arighteousness° of a righteous° man° will not deliver° him in the day° of his transgression°, and as for the wickedness° of the wicked°, he will bnot stumble° because of it in the day° when he turns° from his wickedness°; whereas a righteous° man° will not be able° to live° IIby his righteousness on the day° when he commits° sin°.’ 13 When I say° to the righteous° he will surely° live°, and he [so] trusts° in his righteousness° that he acommits° iniquity°, none°° of his righteous° deeds° will be remembered°; but in that same iniquity° of his which° he has committed° he will die°. 14 But when I say° to the wicked°, ‘You will surely° die°,’ and he aturns° from his sin° and practices° bjustice° and righteousness°, 15 [if a] wicked° man° restores° a pledge°, apays° back° what° he has taken° by robbery°, walks° by the bstatutes° Iwhich ensure life° without° committing° iniquity°, he shall surely° live°; he shall not die°. 16 aNone°° of his sins° that he has committed° will be remembered° against him. He has practiced° justice° and righteousness°; he shall surely° live°.

[10] ILit live aLv 26:39; Ezk 4:17; 24:23 bIs 49:14; Ezk 37:11
[11] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch aIs 49:18; Ezk 5:11 bEzk 18:23, 32; Ho 11:8 cJr 31:20; 1Ti 2:4; 2P 3:9 dIs 55:6, 7; Jr 3:22; Ezk 18:30, 31; Ho 14:1; Ac 3:19
[12] ILit the sons of your people IILit by it aEzk 3:18; 18:24; 33:20 b2Ch 7:14; Ezk 18:21; 33:19
[13] aEzk 18:26; He 10:38; 2P 2:20, 21
[14] aIs 55:7; Jr 18:7, 8; Ezk 18:27; 33:8, 19; Ho 14:1, 4 bMi 6:8
[15] ILit of life aEx 22:1-4; Lv 6:4, 5; Lk 19:8 bPs 119:59; 143:8; Ezk 20:11
[16] aIs 1:18; 43:25; Ezk 18:22

17 ¶ “Yet Iyour fellow°° citizens° say°, ‘The way° of the Lord° is not right°,’ when it is their own way° that is not right°. 18 When the righteous° turns° from his righteousness° and acommits° iniquity°, then he shall die° in Iit. 19 But when the wicked° turns° from his wickedness° and practices° justice° and righteousness°, he will live° by them. 20 Yet you say°, ‘aThe way° of the Lord° is not right°.’ O house° of Israel°, I will judge° each° of you according to his ways°.”

[17] ILit the sons of your people
[18] ILit them aEzk 3:20; 18:24; 33:12, 13
[20] aEzk 18:25

Word of Jerusalem’s Capture

21 ¶ Now ain the btwelfth°° year° of our exile°, on the fifth° of the tenth° month°, the Irefugees° from Jerusalem° came° to me, saying°, “cThe city° has been IItaken°.” 22 Now the ahand° of the LORD° had been° upon me in the evening°, before° the Irefugees° came°. And He bopened° my mouth° IIat the time° [they] came° to me in the morning°; so my mouth° was copened° and I was no° longer° IIIspeechless°.

[21] IOr refugee IILit smitten aEzk 31:1; 32:1, 17 bJr 39:1, 2; 40:1; 52:4-7; Ezk 24:1, 2 c2K 25:10; Jr 39:8
[22] ILit refugee IILit until he came IIIOr mute aEzk 1:3; 8:1; 37:1 bEzk 3:26, 27; 24:27 cLk 1:64

23 ¶ Then the word° of the LORD° came° to me saying°, 24 “Son° of man°, they who alive° in these° waste° places° in the land° of Israel° are saying°, ‘bAbraham° was [only] one°, yet he possessed° the land°; so to cus who° are many° the land° has been given° as a possession°.’ 25 Therefore° say° to them, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “You eat° [meat] with the ablood° [in it], lift° up your eyes° to your idols° as you shed° blood°. bShould you then possess° the land°? 26 You Iarely° on your sword°, you commit° abominations° and each° of you defiles° his neighbor’s° wife°. Should you then possess° the land°?”’ 27 Thus° you shall say° to them, ‘Thus° says° the Lord° GOD°, “As I live°, surely°° those who° are in the waste° places° will afall° by the sword°, and whoever° is in the Iopen° field° I will give° to the beasts° to be devoured°, and those who° are in the strongholds° and in the bcaves° will die° of pestilence°. 28 I will amake° the land° a desolation° and a waste°, and the bpride° of her power° will cease°; and the mountains° of Israel° will be desolate° so° that no° one° will pass° through°. 29 Then they will know° that I am the LORD°, when I make° the land° a desolation° and a waste° because° of all° their abominations° which° they have committed°.”’

[24] aJr 39:10; 40:7; Ezk 33:27 bIs 51:2; Lk 3:8; Ac 7:5; Ro 4:12 cEzk 11:15
[25] aLv 17:10, 12, 14; Dt 12:16, 23; 15:23 bJr 7:9, 10
[26] ILit stand aMi 2:1, 2; Zp 3:3
[27] ILit surface of the field aJr 15:2, 3; 42:22; Ezk 5:12 b1S 13:6; Is 2:19
[28] aEzk 5:14; 6:14; Mi 7:13 bEzk 7:24; 24:21; 30:6

30 ¶ “But as for you, son° of man°, Iyour fellow°° citizens° who talk° about you by the walls° and in the doorways° of the houses°, speak° to one° another°, each° to his brother°, saying°, ‘aCome° now° and hear° what° the IImessage° is which comes° forth° from the LORD°.’ 31 They come° to you as people° come°, and sit° before° you [as] My people° and hear° your words°, but they do not do° them, for they do° the lustful° desires° [expressed] by their amouth°, [and] their heart° goes° after° their bgain°. 32 Behold°, you are to them like a sensual° song° by one who has a abeautiful° voice° and plays° well° on an instrument; for they hear° your words° but they do not practice° them. 33 So when it acomes° to pass°Ias surely° it will—then they will know° that a prophet° has been° in their midst°.”

[30] ILit the sons of your people IILit word aIs 29:13; 58:2; Ezk 14:3; 20:3, 31
[31] aPs 78:36, 37; Is 29:13; 1 Jn 3:18 bEzk 22:13, 27; Lk 12:15
[32] aMk 6:20
[33] ILit behold, it is coming aJr 28:9; Ezk 33:29


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According to the duty of a watchman, in warning the people,

1 ¶ Again the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 2 Sonº of man,º speakºª to² the childrenº of thy people,º and sayºª unto² them, When² I bringºª the swordº upon² a land,º if the peopleº of the landº takeºª aº manº of their coasts,º² and setºª him for their watchman:ºª 3 If when he seethºª² the swordº comeºª upon² the land,º he blowºª the trumpet,º and warnºª² the people;º 4 Then whosoever¹ª hearethºª² the soundº of the trumpet,º and taketh not warning;ºª² if the swordº come,ºª and take him away,ºª his bloodº shall be² upon his own head.º 5 He heardºª² the soundº of the trumpet,º and took not warning;ºª² his bloodº shall be² upon him. But he² that taketh warningºª shall deliverºª his soul.º 6 But if² the watchmanºª seeºª² the swordº come,ºª and blowºª not² the trumpet,º and the peopleº be not² warned;ºª if the swordº come,ºª and takeºª [any] personº from among² them, he² is taken awayºª in his iniquity;º but his bloodº will I requireºª at the watchman'sºª hand.º²

[2] Lv 26:25; 2S 18:24; 2K 9:17; Is 21:6; 56:9; 62:6; Jr 12:12; 15:2; 25:31; 47:6; 51:12; Ezk 3:11, 27; 6:3; 11:8; 14:17, 21; 21:9; 33:7, 17, 30; Ho 9:8; Zc 13:7.
[3] Ne 4:18, 20; Is 58:1; Jr 4:5; 6:1; 51:27; Ezk 33:8; Ho 8:1; Jol 2:1; Am 3:1; 6:1; 1Co 8:1; 14:1.
[4] Lv 20:9, 11; 2S 1:16; 1K 2:37; 2Ch 25:16; Pv 29:1; Jr 6:17; 42:20; Ezk 18:13; 33:5, 9; Zc 1:2; Ac 18:6; 20:26; Jm 1:22.
[5] Ex 9:19; 2K 6:10; Ps 95:7; Is 51:2; Jn 8:39; Ac 2:37; He 2:1; 11:7.
[6] Gn 9:5; 42:22; 2S 4:11; Pv 14:32; Is 56:10; Ezk 3:18; 18:20, 24; 33:8; 34:10; Jn 8:21.

Ezekiel is admonished of his duty.

7 ¶ So thou,² O sonº of man,º I have setºª thee a watchmanºª unto the houseº of Israel;º therefore thou shalt hearºª the wordº at my mouth,º² and warnºª them from² me. 8 When I sayºª unto the wicked,º O wickedº [man], thou shalt surely¹ª die;ºª if thou dost not² speakºª to warnºª the wickedº from his way,º² that² wickedº [man] shall dieºª in his iniquity;º but his bloodº will I requireºª at thine hand.º² 9 Nevertheless, if² thou² warnºª the wickedº of his wayº² to turnºª from² it; if he do not² turnºª from his way,º² he² shall dieºª in his iniquity;º but thou² hast deliveredºª thy soul.º

[7] 1K 22:14, 16; 2Ch 19:10; So 3:3; 5:7; Is 62:6; Jr 1:17; 6:27; 23:28; 26:2; 31:6; Ezk 2:7; 3:17; Mi 7:4; Ac 5:20; 20:20, 26; 1Co 11:23; 15:3; Ep 4:11; Col 1:28; 1Th 4:1; He 13:17.
[8] Gn 2:17; 3:4; Nu 27:3; Pv 11:21; Ec 8:13; Is 3:11; Jr 8:11, 13; 14:13; Ezk 13:9; 18:4, 10, 18, 20; 33:6, 14; Ac 20:26.
[9] Pv 15:10; 29:1; Ezk 3:19, 21; Lk 12:47; Jn 8:24; Ac 13:40, 46; 18:5; 20:26; 28:23; 2Co 2:15; Ga 5:19; 6:7; Ep 5:3; Php 3:18; 1Th 4:3; 5:14; He 2:3; 12:25.

God sheweth the justice of his ways towards the penitent, and towards revolters.

10 Therefore, O thou² sonº of man,º speakºª unto² the houseº of Israel;º Thus² ye speak,ºª saying,ºª If² our transgressionsº and our sinsº [be] upon² us, and we² pine awayºª in them, how² should we then live?ºª 11 Sayºª unto² them, [As] I² live,º saithºª the Lordº GOD,º I have no pleasureºª² in the deathº of the wicked;º but²² that the wickedº turnºª from his wayº² and live:ºª turnºª ye, turnºª ye from your evilº ways;º² for why² will ye die,ºª O houseº of Israel?º 12 Therefore, thou² sonº of man,º sayºª unto² the childrenº of thy people,º The righteousnessº of the righteousº shall not² deliverºª him in the dayº of his transgression:º as for the wickednessº of the wicked,º he shall not² fallºª thereby in the dayº that he turnethºª from his wickedness;º² neither² shall the righteousº be ableºª to liveºª for his [righteousness] in the dayº that he sinneth.ºª 13 When I shall sayºª to the righteous,º [that] he shall surely¹ª live;ºª if he² trustºª to² his own righteousness,º and commitºª iniquity,º all² his righteousnessesº shall not² be remembered;ºª but for his iniquityº that² he hath committed,ºª he shall dieºª for it. 14 Again, when I sayºª unto the wicked,º Thou shalt surely¹ª die;ºª if he turnºª from his sin,º² and doºª that which is lawfulº and right;º 15 [If] the wickedº restoreºª the pledge,º give againºª that he had robbed,º walkºª in the statutesº of life,º without² committingºª iniquity;º he shall surely¹ª live,ºª he shall not² die.ºª 16 None²² of his sinsº that² he hath committedºª shall be mentionedºª unto him: he hath doneºª that which is lawfulº and right;º he shall surely¹ª live.ºª

[10] Lv 26:39; Ps 130:7; Is 49:14; 51:20; Jr 2:25; Ezk 24:23; 37:11.
[11] Nu 14:21, 28; 2S 14:14; Pv 1:23; 8:36; Is 49:18; 55:6; Jr 3:22; 22:24; 31:18; 46:18; Lm 3:33; Ezk 5:11; 14:6, 16; 16:48; 18:23, 30, 32; Dn 9:13; Ho 11:8; 14:1; Zp 2:9; Lk 15:20; Ac 3:19; 26:20; Ro 14:11; 1Ti 2:4; 2P 3:9.
[12] 1K 8:48; 2Ch 7:14; Ezk 3:20; 18:21, 24, 27; 33:2, 18, 19; Mt 21:28; Ro 3:25; 1Jn 2:1.
[13] Ezk 3:20; 18:4, 24; Lk 18:9; Ro 10:3; Php 3:9; He 10:38; 2P 2:20; 1Jn 2:19.
[14] Pv 28:13; Is 3:11; 55:7; Jr 4:1; 18:7; Ezk 3:18; 18:21, 27; 33:8; Ho 14:1; Mi 6:8; Mt 9:13; Lk 13:3; Ac 3:19.
[15] Ex 22:1, 26; Lv 6:2; 18:5; Nu 5:6; Dt 24:6, 10, 17; Jb 22:6; 24:3, 9; Ps 119:93; Ezk 18:7, 12, 16, 27; 20:11, 13, 21; Am 2:8; Lk 1:6; 19:8; Rv 22:12.
[16] Is 1:18; 43:25; 44:22; Ezk 18:22; Mi 7:18; Ro 5:16, 21; 1Jn 2:1.

He maintaineth his justice.

17 ¶ Yet the childrenº of thy peopleº say,ºª The wayº of the Lordº is not equal:ºª² but as for them,² their wayº is not equal.ºª² 18 When the righteousº turnethºª from his righteousness,º² and committethºª iniquity,º he shall even dieºª thereby. 19 But if the wickedº turnºª from his wickedness,º² and doºª that which is lawfulº and right,º he² shall liveºª thereby.²

[17] Jb 35:2; 40:8; Ezk 18:25, 29; 33:20; Mt 25:24; Lk 19:21.
[18] Ezk 18:26; 33:12; He 10:38; 2P 2:20.
[19] Ezk 18:27; 33:14.

20 ¶ Yet ye say,ºª The wayº of the Lordº is not equal.ºª² O ye houseº of Israel,º I will judgeºª you every oneº after his ways.º

[20] Ps 62:12; Pv 19:3; Ec 12:14; Ezk 18:25, 29, 30; 33:17; Mt 16:27; Jn 5:29; 2Co 5:10; Rv 20:12; 22:12.

Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem he prophesieth the desolations of the land.

21 ¶ And it came to pass² in the twelfthºº yearº of our captivity,º in the tenthº [month], in the fifthº [day] of the month,º [that] one that had escapedº out of Jerusalemº² cameºª unto² me, saying,ºª The cityº is smitten.ºª 22 Now the handº of the LORDº was² upon² me in the evening,º aforeº he that was escapedº came;ºª and had openedºª² my mouth,º until² he cameºª to² me in the morning;º and my mouthº was opened,ºª and I was no more dumb.ºª²² 23 Then the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² me, saying,ºª 24 Sonº of man,º they that inhabitºª those² wastesº of² the landº of Israelº speak,ºª saying,ºª Abrahamº was² one,º and he inheritedºª² the land:º but we² [are] many;º the landº is givenºª us for inheritance.º 25 Wherefore² sayºª unto² them, Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º Ye eatºª with² the blood,º and lift upºª your eyesº toward² your idols,º and shedºª blood:º and shall ye possessºª the land?º 26 Ye standºª upon² your sword,º ye workºª abomination,º and ye defileºª every oneº² his neighbour'sº wife:º and shall ye possessºª the land?º 27 Sayºª thou thus² unto² them, Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º [As] I² live,º surely²² they that² [are] in the wastesº shall fallºª by the sword,º and him that² [is] in² the openº fieldº will I giveºª to the beastsº to be devoured,ºª and they that² [be] in the fortsº and in the cavesº shall dieºª of the pestilence.º 28 For I will layºª² the landº most¹ desolate,º² and the pompº of her strengthº shall cease;ºª and the mountainsº of Israelº shall be desolate,ºª that none²² shall pass through.ºª 29 Then shall they knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD,º when I have laidºª² the landº most¹ desolateº² because of² all² their abominationsº which² they have committed.ºª

[21] 2K 24:4; 2Ch 36:17; Jr 39:2; 52:4; Ezk 1:2; 24:26.
[22] Ezk 1:3; 3:22, 26; 24:26; 37:1; 40:1.
[24] Is 51:2; Jr 39:10; 40:7; Ezk 5:3; 33:27; 34:2; 36:4; Mi 3:11; Mt 3:9; Lk 3:8; Jn 8:33, 39; Ac 7:5; Ro 4:12; 9:7; 1Th 5:3.
[25] Gn 9:4; Lv 3:17; 7:26; 17:10; 19:26; Dt 4:19; 12:16; 1S 14:32; Ps 24:4; Jr 7:9; 44:15; Ezk 9:9; 18:6, 12, 15; 22:6, 9, 27; Ac 15:20, 29; 21:25.
[26] Gn 27:40; Lv 18:25, 26, 28; 20:13, 22; Dt 4:25; 29:18; Jsh 23:15; 1S 2:30; 1K 11:5; Ps 50:16; 94:20; Jr 5:8; Ezk 18:6, 11, 12, 15; 22:9; Mi 2:1; Zp 3:3; 1P 4:3; Rv 21:8, 27.
[27] Jg 6:2; 1S 13:6; 22:1; 23:14; 24:3; Jr 15:2; 41:9; 42:22; 44:12; Ezk 5:12; 6:11; 33:24; 39:4.
[28] 2Ch 36:21; Is 6:11; Jr 9:11; 16:16; 25:11; 44:2, 6, 22; Ezk 6:2, 14; 7:24; 12:20; 15:8; 24:21; 30:6; 36:4, 34; Mi 7:13; Zc 7:13.
[29] Ex 14:18; 2K 17:9; 2Ch 36:14; Ps 9:16; 83:17; Jr 5:1, 25; Ezk 6:7, 11; 7:27; 8:6; 22:2, 25; 23:49; 25:11; 36:17; Mi 6:9; Zp 3:1.

God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets.

30 ¶ Also, thou² sonº of man,º the childrenº of thy peopleº still are talkingºª against¹ thee by² the wallsº and in the doorsº of the houses,º and speakºª oneº to² another,º every oneº to² his brother,º saying,ºª Come,ºª I pray you,² and hearºª what² is the wordº that cometh forthºª from²² the LORD.º 31 And they comeºª unto² thee as the peopleº cometh,º and they sitºª beforeº thee [as] my people,º and they hearºª² thy words,º but they will not² doºª them: for² with their mouthº they² shewºª much love,º [but] their heartº goethºª afterº their covetousness.º 32 And, lo,² thou [art] unto them as a very lovelyº songº of one that hath a pleasantº voice,º and can play well¹ª on an instrument:ºª² for they hearºª² thy words,º but they doºª them not.² 33 And when this cometh to pass,ºª (lo,² it will come,)ºª then shall they knowºª that² a prophetº hath been² amongº them.

[30] Is 29:13; 58:2; Jr 11:18; 18:18; 23:35; 42:1, 20; Mt 15:8; 22:16.
[31] Dt 5:28; Ps 78:36; Is 28:13; 29:13; Jr 6:16; 23:33; 43:1; 44:16; Ezk 8:1; 14:1; 20:1; Mt 6:24; 7:24; 13:22; 19:22; Lk 6:48; 8:21; 10:39; 11:28; 12:15; 16:14; Ac 10:33; Ep 5:5; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 1:22; 2:14; 1Jn 3:17.
[32] Mk 4:16; 6:20; Jn 5:35.
[33] 1S 3:19; 2K 5:8; Jr 28:9; Ezk 2:5; Lk 10:11.


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