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:
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“Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman.
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When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.
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Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die.
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They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.