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Ezekiel 3:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 3:16-18
Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel as a Watchman
16 Now at the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:(A) 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel.(B) When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.(C) 18 If I say to the wicked person,(D) ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him—you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life—that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
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Ezekiel 3:16-18
New International Version
Ezekiel 3:16-18
New International Version
Ezekiel’s Task as Watchman
16 At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:(A) 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(B) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(C) 18 When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,(D)’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(E)
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- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also in verses 19 and 20
Ezekiel 3:16-18
King James Version
Ezekiel 3:16-18
King James Version
16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
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Ezekiel 3:16-18
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Ezekiel 3:16-18
New King James Version
Ezekiel Is a Watchman
16 Now it (A)came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 17 (B)“Son of man, I have made you (C)a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them (D)warning from Me: 18 When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man (E)shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.
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Ezekiel 3:16-18
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 3:16-18
English Standard Version
A Watchman for Israel
16 (A)And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: 17 (B)“Son of man, (C)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall (D)give them warning from me. 18 (E)If I say to the wicked, (F)‘You shall surely die,’ (G)and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person (H)shall die for[a] his iniquity, (I)but his blood I will require at your hand.
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- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also verses 19, 20
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