Ezekiel 33:1

1 God's Message 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 God's Message came to me:

2 "Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them: 'If I bring war on this land and the people take one of their citizens and make him their watchman,

3 and if the watchman sees war coming and blows the trumpet, warning the people,

4 then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet and ignores it and war comes and takes him off, it's his own fault.

5 He heard the alarm, he ignored it - it's his own fault. If he had listened, he would have saved his life.