A Watchman for Israel

Ezekiel 3

16 s And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: 17 t "Son of man, u I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall v give them warning from me. 18 w If I say to the wicked, x 'You shall surely die,' v and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person y shall die for 1 his iniquity, z but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 a But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, b but you c will have delivered your soul. 20 d Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, e and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. v Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, d and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, z but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul."

22 f And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, "Arise, go out into g the valley, 2 and h there I will speak with you." 23 So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, i the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen j by the Chebar canal, i and I fell on my face. 24 k But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, "Go, shut yourself within your house. 25 And you, O son of man, behold, l cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people. 26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that m you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, n for they are a rebellious house. 27 o But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, p 'Thus says the Lord God.' q He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 42:7
    At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:7
    So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
    Isaiah 52:8
    The voice of your watchmen - they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion.
    Isaiah 56:10
    His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
    Jeremiah 6:17
    I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.
    Hebrews 13:17
    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
  4. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 19:10
    Whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.
    2 Kings 6:10
    And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man of God told him. Thus he used to warn him, so that he saved himself there more than once or twice.
    Ezekiel 3:18 - 21
    If I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
    Ezekiel 33:4 - 6
    Then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:8
    If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 2:17
    But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:17
    Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 18:18
    As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.
    Jeremiah 31:30
    But everyone shall die for his own sin. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
    John 8:21
    So he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.
    John 8:24
    I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:20
    Again, if a righteous person turns from his rig...
    Ezekiel 33:6
    But if the watchman sees the sword coming and d...
    Ezekiel 33:8
    If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall...
    Ezekiel 34:10
    Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against th...
    Ezekiel 18:13
    Lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he t...
    Acts 18:6
    And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook...
    Acts 20:26
    Therefore I testify to you this day that I am i...
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 33:9
    But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
  11. Cross References
    1 Timothy 4:16
    Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 14:14
    Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness, declares the Lord God.
    Ezekiel 14:20
    Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, declares the Lord God, they would deliver neither son nor daughter. They would deliver but their own lives by their righteousness.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 18:24
    But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 18:24
    But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:21
    Therefore thus says the Lord : 'Behold, I will lay before this people stumbling blocks against which they shall stumble; fathers and sons together, neighbor and friend shall perish.'
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:17
    Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:18
    If I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:3
    The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 8:4
    And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the valley.
    Ezekiel 37:1
    The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones.
    Genesis 11:2
    And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
  20. Cross References
    Acts 9:6
    But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.
    Acts 22:10
    And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  22. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:28
    Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
  23. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:1
    In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  24. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:2
    And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.
  25. Cross References
    Ezekiel 4:8
    And behold, I will place cords upon you, so that you cannot turn from one side to the other, till you have completed the days of your siege.
  26. Cross References
    Isaiah 8:16
    Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.
  27. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:3
    And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.
  28. Cross References
    Ezekiel 24:27
    On that day your mouth will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.
    Ezekiel 29:21
    "On that day I will cause a horn to spring up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord."
  29. Cross References
    Ezekiel 3:11
    And go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God,' whether they hear or refuse to hear.
  30. Cross References
    Revelation 22:11
    Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.
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