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And as for the watchman, if he sees the sword coming and he does not blow[a] the horn, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and it takes their lives,[b] he will be taken through his guilt, but his blood from the hand of the watchman I will seek.’

“And you, son of man,[c] I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; if you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me. When I say[d] to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will certainly die,’ and you did not speak[e] to warn the wicked from his way, he, the wicked, will die by his guilt, but his blood I will seek from your hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:6 Literally “and not he blows on”
  2. Ezekiel 33:6 Literally “it takes from them a life”
  3. Ezekiel 33:7 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 33:8 Literally “At my saying”
  5. Ezekiel 33:8 Literally “and not you spoke”