Ezekiel 3:10-20

10 And he said to me, "Son of man, all of my words that I shall speak to you, receive into your heart and hear with your ears.
11 And come, go to the exiles, to the children of your people, and you must speak to them, and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh!' whether they listen or whether they fail [to listen]."
12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake when the glory of Yahweh rose from its place.
13 And [it was] the sound of the wings of the living creatures touching lightly {one against the other}, and the sound of the wheels beside them and [the] sound of a great earthquake.
14 And [the] Spirit lifted me and took me, and I went [in] bitterness in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh [was] strong on me.
15 And I went to the exiles [at] Tel Abib, who [were] dwelling near the {Kebar River}, and I sat [where] they [were] dwelling. I sat there seven days in the midst of them, stunned.
16 And then it happened at [the] end of seven days, {the word of Yahweh came} to me, saying,
17 "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.
18 {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.
19 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.
20 And {when the righteous turns from his righteousness} and does injustice, and I place a stumbling block {before him}, he will die, for you did not warn him. Because of his sin he will die, and his righteousness that he did will not be remembered, and his blood I shall seek from your hand.

Footnotes 18

  • [a]. Or "mortal," or "son of humankind"
  • [b]. Hebrew "in"
  • [c]. Hebrew "exile"
  • [d]. Or "sons"
  • [e]. Or "brushing against"
  • [f]. Literally "each against each [its sister]
  • [g]. Hebrew "exile"
  • [h]. Literally "river of Kebar"
  • [i]. Or "was"
  • [j]. Literally "and it was the word of Yahweh to me to say [saying]"
  • [k]. Or "mortal," or "son of humankind"
  • [l]. Literally "at/in my saying"
  • [m]. Literally "so that [you] let him live"
  • [n]. Or "soul," or "self"
  • [o]. Literally "and at [the] to turn of [the] righteous from his righteousness"
  • [p]. Or "give"
  • [q]. Literally "to the face of him"
  • [r]. Or "righteous deeds"
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