Ezekiel 33:1

Ezekiel Is Israel’s Watchman

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 33:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:1

Again the word of the Lord came unto me
After the delivery of various prophecies concerning the ruin of other nations, the Ammonites, Tyrians, and Egyptians, a fresh prophecy comes from the Lord concerning the Jews: saying;
as follows:

Ezekiel 33:1 In-Context

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

2 “Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman,

3 and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people,

4 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 He heard the sound of the trumpet and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.