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But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> However if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die for wrongdoing, but you have saved yourself. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Yet if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Yet if you have warned the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yet if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> However, if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he will die in his sin; but you have freed yourself [from responsibility]. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you warn a wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But if you warn a wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have saved your life. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> However, if you do warn them, and they keep on sinning, they will die because of their sins, and you will be innocent. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But suppose you warn the wicked people, and they don't turn from their wicked ways. Then they will die because of their sin, but you will save yourself. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> If you do warn an evil man and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> If you warn the wicked person, and he doesn't repent of his wickedness or of his wicked behavior, he'll die in his sin, but you will have saved your own life. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself. <a href="/net/ezekiel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn't turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Yet if thou shalt warn the wicked, and he shall not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/web/ezekiel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn’t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you, because you have warned the wicked, and he has not turned back from his wickedness, and from his wicked way, he dies in his iniquity, and you have delivered your soul. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou, because thou hast warned the wicked, and he hath not turned back from his wickedness, and from his wicked way, he in his iniquity dieth, and thou thy soul hast delivered. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if thou hast admonished the unjust one, and he turned not back from his evil and from his way of injustice; he shall die in his iniquity and thou deliveredst thy soul.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if thou give warning to the wicked, and he be not converted from his wickedness, and from his evil way: he indeed shall die in his iniquity, but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if you announce it to the impious man, and he is not converted from his impiety and from his impious way, then indeed he will die in his iniquity. But you will have delivered your own soul. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> If, however, you warn the wicked and they still do not turn from their wickedness and evil conduct, they shall die for their sin, but you shall save your life. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But if you warn the wicked, and they do not turn from their wickedness, or from their wicked way, they shall die for their iniquity; but you will have saved your life.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But if you warn the sinner, and he turn not from his sin nor from his evil way, he shall die in his sins; but you have delivered your soul. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But if you warn a sinner and he will not turn from his sin and from his evil way, he shall die in his sin and you shall save your soul<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, and from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, and thou shalt deliver thy soul. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/3-19.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=579" 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/3.htm">A Watchman for Israel</a> …18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. 19<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2094.htm" title="2094: hiz·har·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To gleam, to enlighten. A primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten.">warn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">a wicked man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and he does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7562.htm" title="7562: mê·riš·‘ōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Wickedness. From rasha'; a wrong.">from his wickedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: hā·rə·šā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">and his wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ū·mid·dar·kōw (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">way,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wō·nōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">in his iniquity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">but you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣal·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">will have saved</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">yourself.</a> 20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.…<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="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26-27</a> Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. / For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. <a href="/acts/18-6.htm">Acts 18:6</a> But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a> To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14</a> And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a> Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">2 Corinthians 2:15-16</a> For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. / To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task? <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a> Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. <a href="/john/15-22.htm">John 15:22</a> If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin. <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-28</a> They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ ... <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17-19</a> Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. / Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. / They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Luke 10:10-11</a> But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare, / ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ <a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a> Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Yet if you warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.if thou<a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a> Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15,16</a> And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: … <a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a> He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.he shall<a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Ezekiel 3:18</a> 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.<a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8,9</a> In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: … <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26,27</a> For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, … but thou<a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Ezekiel 3:21</a> Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.<a href="/ezekiel/14-14.htm">Ezekiel 14:14,20</a> Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD… <a href="/ezekiel/33-5.htm">Ezekiel 33:5,9</a> He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-60.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-16.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-58.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Way</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-40.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-22.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Life</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Warned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-9.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-21.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 3</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel eats the scroll</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">God encourages him</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/3-15.htm">God shows him the rule of prophecy</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/3-22.htm">God shuts and opens the prophet's mouth</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/3.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/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But if you warn a wicked man This phrase emphasizes the responsibility of the prophet or believer to deliver God's message. In the context of Ezekiel, God appointed him as a watchman for Israel, tasked with warning the people of impending judgment. The role of a watchman was crucial in ancient cities, where they would alert inhabitants of approaching danger. This duty parallels the Christian responsibility to share the gospel and warn others of spiritual peril.and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way The concept of repentance is central here. The Hebrew word for "turn" (shuv) implies a complete change of direction, both morally and spiritually. The dual mention of "wickedness" and "wicked way" underscores the depth of the individual's sin, encompassing both actions and lifestyle. This reflects the biblical theme that true repentance involves a transformation of both heart and behavior, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> and <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a>.he will die in his iniquity This phrase highlights the consequence of unrepentant sin, which is spiritual death. The Bible consistently teaches that sin leads to death (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). In Ezekiel's context, this also had immediate implications, as the Israelites faced physical destruction and exile due to their persistent rebellion. Theologically, this points to the ultimate judgment awaiting those who reject God's offer of salvation.but you will have saved yourself Here, the focus shifts to the accountability of the messenger. Ezekiel's faithfulness in delivering God's warning absolves him of responsibility for the people's response. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to faithfully proclaim the truth, leaving the results to God (<a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26-27</a>). It underscores the importance of obedience to God's call, regardless of the outcome.<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/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a> Represents individuals or groups living in sin, refusing to follow God's commandments, and facing divine judgment unless they repent. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who commissions Ezekiel to be a watchman, emphasizing His justice and mercy. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom Ezekiel is sent, experiencing exile due to their disobedience, yet still under God's covenant promises. 5. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context of Ezekiel's ministry, a period of punishment and reflection for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_the_messenger.htm">Responsibility of the Messenger</a> As believers, we are called to share God's truth, even when it is uncomfortable. Our duty is to warn others of the consequences of sin, trusting God with the results. <a href="/topical/p/personal_accountability.htm">Personal Accountability</a> While we are responsible for delivering the message, each individual is accountable for their response. We must not carry the burden of others' choices but focus on our obedience to God's call. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a> The passage underscores the urgency of turning from sin. We should live with an awareness of the eternal consequences of our actions and encourage others to do the same. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> This verse highlights God's justice in dealing with sin and His mercy in providing warnings. We should reflect these attributes in our interactions with others. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a> Engaging with others in their spiritual journey is a communal responsibility. We are called to support, warn, and encourage one another in love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 3</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a> <a href="/q/why_hold_eli_accountable_for_his_sons.htm">1 Samuel 3:13 - Why would God hold Eli accountable for his sons' misconduct rather than act directly to prevent their corruption?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_not_enjoy_the_wicked's_death.htm">Ezekiel 33:11 - How can God claim He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked while other Old Testament passages describe mass destruction commanded by God?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_18_24_vs._secure_salvation.htm">Ezekiel 18:24 - If a righteous person can lose all previous righteousness by turning away, how does this align with other Bible passages that suggest salvation or favor is more secure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Thou hast delivered thy soul, etc. This phrase is again an eminently characteristic one (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Ezekiel 33:9</a>). Here also, though the words do not necessarily imply more than deliverance from bodily death, thought of as a judgment for negligence, it is, I think, scarcely possible to avoid finding in them a "springing and germinant" sense, analogous to that which we have found in the preceding verse. The dread warning has for its complement a message of comfort. The judgment passed on the prophet does not depend on the results of his ministry. "Whether men will bear, or whether they will forbear," he has "delivered his soul," i.e. saved his life, when he has done his duty as a watchman. The phrase is noticeable as having passed out of the language of Scripture into familiar use. A man can say, "Liberavi animam meam," when he has uttered his conviction on any question of importance affecting the well being of others. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But if כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you וְאַתָּה֙ (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you warn הִזְהַ֣רְתָּ (hiz·har·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2094.htm">Strong's 2094: </a> To gleam, to enlighten a wicked man רָשָׁ֔ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person and he does not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no turn שָׁב֙ (šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from his wickedness מֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹ (mê·riš·‘ōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7562.htm">Strong's 7562: </a> Wickedness and his wicked הָרְשָׁעָ֑ה (hā·rə·šā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person way, וּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹ (ū·mid·dar·kōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action he ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will die יָמ֔וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill in his iniquity, בַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹ (ba·‘ă·wō·nōw) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity but you וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you will have saved הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ (hiṣ·ṣal·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver yourself. נַפְשְׁךָ֥ (nap̄·šə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Ezekiel 3:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 3:19 Yet if you warn the wicked (Ezek. 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