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<a href="/lsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, <a href="/amp/ezekiel/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people [who are exiled in Babylon] and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword on a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, <a href="/csb/ezekiel/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, speak to your people and tell them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman, <a href="/asv/ezekiel/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman; <a href="/cev/ezekiel/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, son of man, warn your people by saying: Someday, I, the LORD, may send an enemy to invade a country. And suppose its people choose someone to stand watch <a href="/erv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman: <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them, 'Suppose I bring war on this country, and the people of this country choose one of their men and make him their watchman. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man," he said, "tell your people what happens when I bring war to a land. The people of that country choose one of their number to be a lookout. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Son of Man, speak to your nation's children and tell them: 'If I bring war to a land, and the people of that land appoint one of their conscripted men to serve as a sentinel, <a href="/msb/ezekiel/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ?Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman, <a href="/net/ezekiel/33.htm">NET Bible</a> "Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them, 'Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, 'When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman; <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their borders, and set him for their watchman: <a href="/web/ezekiel/33.htm">World English Bible</a> “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, ‘When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you have said to them: When I bring a sword on a land, "" And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, "" And made him their watchman, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Son of man, speak to the sons of thy people and say to them, A land, when I shall bring the sword upon her, and the people of the land took one man from their extremities, and they gave him to them for a watchman.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them: When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man, one of their meanest, and make him a watchman over them: <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you shall say to them: Concerning the land, when I will have led the sword over it: if the people of the land take a man, one of their least, and appoint him over themselves as a watchman, <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Bible</a> Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: When I bring the sword against a land, if the people of that land select one of their number as a sentinel for them, <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> O Mortal, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one of their number as their sentinel;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Son of man, speak to your own people and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, let the people of the land take a man from among them and make him their watchman. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Son of man, speak with the children of your people, and say to them: when I bring a sword upon the land, the people of the land shall bring one man of them, and they shall make him a Watchman for them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them: When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and thou shalt say to them, On whatsoever land I shall bring a sword, and the people of the land take one man of them, and set him for their watchman: <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9522" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Ezekiel the Watchman for Israel</a> 1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">‘Suppose</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am- (N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of that land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">choose</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: miq·ṣê·hem (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">from among them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">appointing</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">as their</a> <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm" title="6822: lə·ṣō·p̄eh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. To peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await.">watchman,</a> 3and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a> “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a> Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. <a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17</a> I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’ <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Hosea 9:8</a> The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God! <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6-7</a> If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? / Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a> I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected. <a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6-8</a> For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees. / When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.” / Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post. <a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a> For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’” <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-27</a> Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone. / So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near, / the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king. ... <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42-44</a> Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. / For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect. <a href="/mark/13-34.htm">Mark 13:34-37</a> It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. / Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. / Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping. ... <a href="/luke/12-37.htm">Luke 12:37-40</a> Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. / Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ... <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28-31</a> Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. / I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. ... <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a> Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword on a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:speak<a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">Ezekiel 33:17,30</a> Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal… <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Ezekiel 3:11,27</a> And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear… When I bring the sword upon a land.<a href="/ezekiel/6-3.htm">Ezekiel 6:3</a> And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.<a href="/ezekiel/11-8.htm">Ezekiel 11:8</a> Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/ezekiel/14-17.htm">Ezekiel 14:17,21</a> Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: … set<a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a> So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.<a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-27</a> And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone… <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17-30</a> And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-4.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-19.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-32.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Watchman</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Watchman</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 33</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/33-1.htm">According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel is admonished of his duty</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">He maintains his justice</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem </a> 25. <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">he prophecies the desolation of the land</a> 30. <a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Son of man This title is frequently used for Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a representative of the people. It is also a title Jesus used for Himself, highlighting His identification with humanity and His role as the ultimate prophet and mediator.speak to your people and tell them Ezekiel is commanded to deliver God's message to the Israelites, underscoring the prophet's role as a divine messenger. This reflects the responsibility of spiritual leaders to communicate God's truth to their communities.Suppose I bring the sword against a land The "sword" symbolizes impending judgment or warfare, often used in prophetic literature to denote divine punishment. This reflects God's sovereignty over nations and His use of historical events to fulfill His purposes.and the people of that land choose a man from among them This indicates a communal decision, highlighting the collective responsibility of the people. It suggests a democratic process in selecting a leader, which was not uncommon in ancient societies for appointing someone to a specific task.appointing him as their watchman The watchman is a critical role, responsible for warning the people of impending danger. This metaphor is used throughout scripture to describe spiritual leaders who are tasked with vigilance and warning others of spiritual peril. It also foreshadows Christ as the ultimate watchman, who warns and protects His people from spiritual danger.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. Known for his vivid visions and symbolic acts. 2. <a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a> A title used by God to address Ezekiel, emphasizing his humanity and role as a representative of the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> Refers to the Israelites, who are in exile and are the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Symbolically represents any nation or community that is subject to God's judgment or protection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_watchman.htm">The Watchman</a> A person appointed to alert the people of impending danger, symbolizing spiritual leaders or prophets responsible for warning others of God's coming judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_watchman.htm">The Role of the Watchman</a> Spiritual leaders are called to be vigilant and proactive in warning their communities about spiritual dangers. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_and_accountability.htm">Responsibility and Accountability</a> Just as the watchman is accountable for warning the people, believers are accountable for sharing God's truth with others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a> The mention of God bringing the sword against a land underscores His sovereignty and the reality of divine judgment. <a href="/topical/c/community_involvement.htm">Community Involvement</a> The people appointing a watchman suggests the importance of community involvement in spiritual vigilance and leadership. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a> The role of the watchman serves as a reminder for believers to be spiritually prepared and alert to the signs of the times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 33</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_7_2_fit_a_round_earth.htm">In Ezekiel 7:2, the text mentions 'the four corners of the land'--how can this be reconciled with modern geography and a spherical Earth?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_ezekiel_33_3_historically.htm">Ezekiel 33:3 - How can we verify, outside the Bible, that the watchman's warning was ever used or recognized historically?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_33__reconcile_themes_with_others.htm">Ezekiel 33 (overall) - How do we reconcile the moral and prophetic themes here with other biblical prophecies that appear contradictory or unfulfilled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Set him for their watchman.--The same figure as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm" title="Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.">Ezekiel 3:17</a>. <a href="/context/ezekiel/33-2.htm" title="Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword on a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:">Ezekiel 33:2-9</a> form the introduction to this renewed commission, and closely correspond to <a href="/context/ezekiel/3-17.htm" title="Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.">Ezekiel 3:17-21</a>. Yet these verses have also a distinct retrospective object, and explain to the people why he had hitherto spoken to them so much of judgments and in such warning tones; this had been his duty, both in obedience to God's commands and in regard for their welfare, and it would still be his duty in the future. The passage is too clear to need comment.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Speak to the children of thy people. (On the force of the possessive pronoun, see note on Ezekiel 3:1.) The formula is carried on throughout the chapter (Vers. 12, 17, 30). Set him for their watchman. Ezekiel falls back upon the thought of <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a>, but the image is expanded with characteristic fullness. The function of the watchman, in which he sees a parable of his own office, is to stand upon his tower (<a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24, 25</a>; <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a>), to keep his eye on the distant horizon, and as soon as the clouds of dust or the gleam of armor gives notice of the approach of the enemy, to sound the trumpet of alarm (<a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a>; <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a>), that men may not be taken unawares. If he discharge that duty faithfully, then, as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-21</a>, the blood of those that perish through their own negligence shall rest on their own head. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being speak דַּבֵּ֤ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to your people בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say them: אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to ‘Suppose כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I bring אָבִ֥יא (’ā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the sword חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword against עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a land, אֶ֕רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and the people עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of that land הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land choose וְלָקְח֨וּ (wə·lā·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first man אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person from among them, מִקְצֵיהֶ֔ם (miq·ṣê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity appointing וְנָתְנ֥וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set him אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as their לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 watchman, לְצֹפֶֽה׃ (lə·ṣō·p̄eh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6822.htm">Strong's 6822: </a> To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:2 Son of man speak to the children (Ezek. 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