¹⁷^dSon of man, ^eI have made thee a ^d^fwatchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and ^ggive them warning from me. ¹⁸^hWhen I say unto the wicked, ⁱThou shalt surely die; and thou ^ggivest him not warning, nor speakest ^gto warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; ^hthe same wicked man ^jshall die in his iniquity; but ^khis blood will I require at thine hand. ¹⁹^lYet if thou ^gwarn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, ^jhe shall die in his iniquity; ^l^mbut thou ⁿhast delivered thy soul.

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dch. 33:7.
eSee Jer. 1:18.
dch. 33:7.
f Isai. 52:8. & 56:10. Jer. 6:17. ch. 33:2, 6. Hos. 9:8. See Isai. 62:6. Comp. Heb. 13:17.
g Ex. 18:20. 2 Kin. 6:10. 2 Chr. 19:10. ver. 18, 19, 20. ch. 33:3, 7, 8, 9. So ver. 21. ch. 33:4, 5, 6.
hch. 33:8.
g Ex. 18:20. 2 Kin. 6:10. 2 Chr. 19:10. ver. 18, 19, 20. ch. 33:3, 7, 8, 9. So ver. 21. ch. 33:4, 5, 6.
g Ex. 18:20. 2 Kin. 6:10. 2 Chr. 19:10. ver. 18, 19, 20. ch. 33:3, 7, 8, 9. So ver. 21. ch. 33:4, 5, 6.
hch. 33:8.
jver. 19. ch. 18:18. So John 8:21, 24.
kver. 20. So ch. 18:13. & 33:6, 8. & 34:10. Comp. Acts 18:6. & 20:26.
lch. 33:9.
g Ex. 18:20. 2 Kin. 6:10. 2 Chr. 19:10. ver. 18, 19, 20. ch. 33:3, 7, 8, 9. So ver. 21. ch. 33:4, 5, 6.
jver. 19. ch. 18:18. So John 8:21, 24.
lch. 33:9.
m 1 Tim. 4:16. Comp. Isai. 49:4, 5.
nver. 21. ch. 14:14, 20. So Amos 3:12. Comp. Prov. 6:5.

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i Gen. 2:17.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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. 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. 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, but you will have delivered your soul.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me. If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him—you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life—that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood. But if you warn a wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, warn people immediately. If I warn the wicked, saying, ‘You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths. If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me. When I say to the wicked, ‘Surely you will die,’ and you do not warn him and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way so that he may live, that wicked person will die because of his guilt, and from your hand I will seek his blood. And you, if you do warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness and from his wicked way, on account of his guilt he will die, and you yourself will have saved your life.