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16 And then it happened[a] at the end of seven days, the word of Yahweh came[b] to me, saying, 17 “Son of man,[c] 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[d] 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,[e] that wicked person will die because of his guilt, and from your hand I will seek his blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 3:16 Or “was”
  2. Ezekiel 3:16 Literally “and it was the word of Yahweh to me to say saying
  3. Ezekiel 3:17 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 3:18 Literally “at/in my saying”
  5. Ezekiel 3:18 Literally “so that you let him live”