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if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/33.htm">New King James Version</a> When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will certainly die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked about his way, that wicked person shall die for his wrongdoing, but I will require his blood from your hand. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When I say to the wicked, &#8216O wicked man, you will surely die,&#8217 and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will certainly die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man will die because of his sin; but I will require his blood from your hand. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If I say to the wicked, &#8216Wicked one, you will surely die,&#8217 but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When I tell wicked people they will die because of their sins, you must warn them to turn from their sinful ways. But if you refuse to warn them, you are responsible for their death. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thine hand. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Suppose I say to a wicked person, 'You wicked person, you will certainly die,' and you say nothing to warn him to change his ways. That wicked person will die because of his sin, and I will hold you responsible for his death. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> If I should say to a certain wicked person, 'You wicked man, you're certainly about to die,' but you don't warn him to turn from his wicked behavior, he'll die in his guilt, but I'll seek retribution for his bloodshed from you. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If I say to the wicked, ?O wicked man, you will surely die,? but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood. <a href="/net/ezekiel/33.htm">NET Bible</a> When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you must certainly die,' and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When I tell the wicked, 'O wicked man, you shall surely die,' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand. <a href="/web/ezekiel/33.htm">World English Bible</a> When I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you don’t speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at your hand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one—you surely die, "" And you have not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, "" He—the wicked—dies in his iniquity, "" And I require his blood from your hand. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one -- thou dost surely die, And thou hast not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He -- the wicked -- in his iniquity doth die, And his blood from thy hand I require. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In my saying to the, unjust, O unjust one, dying, thou shalt die; and thou spakest not to warn the unjust from his way, that unjust one shall die in his iniquity, and I will seek his blood from thine hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When I say to the wicked: O wicked man, thou shalt surely die: if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked man from his way: that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When I say to the impious, ‘O impious man, you will die a death,’ if you have not spoken so that the impious man will keep himself from his way, then that impious man will die in his iniquity. But I will attribute his blood to your hand. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Bible</a> When I say to the wicked, “You wicked, you must die,” and you do not speak up to warn the wicked about their ways, they shall die in their sins, but I will hold you responsible for their blood. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If I say to the wicked, “O wicked ones, you shall surely die,” and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from their ways, the wicked shall die in their iniquity, but their blood I will require at your hand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; and you do not speak to the wicked man that he may take heed from his evil way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hands. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> When I have said to the evil "You shall surely die”, and you have not spoken to the evil that he would be warned from his way that is evil, he shall die in his evil, and his blood I shall require from your hands<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> When I say unto the wicked: O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, and thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at thy hand. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> When I say to the sinner, Thou shalt surely die; if thou speak not to warn the wicked from his way, the wicked himself shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/33-8.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=9597" 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> …7As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me. 8<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: bə·’ā·mə·rî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">If I say</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: lā·rā·šā‘ (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">to the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">‘O wicked man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">you will surely die,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: tā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></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.">but you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ḏib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speak out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2094.htm" title="2094: lə·haz·hîr (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To gleam, to enlighten. A primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten.">to dissuade</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: mid·dar·kōw (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.">from his way,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">then that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">wicked man</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/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">yet I will hold you accountable for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ’ă·ḇaq·qêš (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wə·ḏā·mōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">his blood.</a> 9But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.…<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/3-18.htm">Ezekiel 3:18-19</a> If 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. / 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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a> If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. <a href="/james/5-19.htm">James 5:19-20</a> My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, / consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. <a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">1 Timothy 4:16</a> Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you. <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. <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. <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="/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="/john/8-24.htm">John 8:24</a> That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” <a href="/romans/1-14.htm">Romans 1:14-16</a> I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. / That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. / I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at your hand.O wicked<a href="/ezekiel/33-14.htm">Ezekiel 33:14</a> Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;<a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4,10-13,18,20</a> Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die… <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a> But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.if thou<a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Ezekiel 13:9,10</a> And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD… <a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11,12</a> For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace… <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-16</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place… that wicked<a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Ezekiel 33:6</a> But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.<a href="/numbers/27-3.htm">Numbers 27:3</a> Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons.<a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26,27</a> Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/22-22.htm">Accountable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-32.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-27.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-25.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-26.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Require</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/6-2.htm">Accountable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-20.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Require</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-14.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Warn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Wicked</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>If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ This phrase highlights God's direct communication and judgment. The certainty of death for the wicked is a consistent theme throughout Scripture, emphasizing the consequences of sin (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). The prophetic role of Ezekiel is underscored here, as he is tasked with delivering God's message. The phrase also reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where God warns His people through prophets (<a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a>).but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, Ezekiel's responsibility as a watchman is emphasized. The role of a watchman was crucial in ancient cities, tasked with warning of impending danger. Spiritually, this represents the duty of leaders to guide and correct. The failure to warn the wicked reflects a neglect of duty, akin to the negligence of a shepherd (<a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-6</a>). This also connects to the New Testament call for believers to admonish one another (<a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a>).then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, The inevitability of judgment for unrepentant sin is reiterated. The phrase "die in his iniquity" suggests a death that is both physical and spiritual, aligning with the broader biblical narrative of sin leading to separation from God (<a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>). This underscores the justice of God, who holds individuals accountable for their actions (<a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a>).yet I will hold you accountable for his blood. The accountability of the prophet is a sobering reminder of the responsibility of spiritual leaders. This echoes the principle found in <a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5-6</a> regarding the sanctity of life and the seriousness of bloodguilt. It also prefigures the New Testament teaching on the responsibility of believers to share the gospel (<a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26-27</a>). The phrase underscores the communal aspect of faith, where the actions of one can impact the spiritual well-being of others.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet called by God to be a watchman for the house of Israel, tasked with delivering God's messages and warnings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man.htm">The Wicked Man</a> Represents individuals living in sin, who are warned of impending judgment unless they repent. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who communicates His will and warnings through His prophets. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom Ezekiel is sent, symbolizing God's people who are in need of repentance and guidance. 5. <a href="/topical/w/watchman.htm">Watchman</a> A metaphor for the role of the prophet, responsible for warning the people of danger and calling them to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_the_watchman.htm">Responsibility of the Watchman</a> Believers are called to be spiritual watchmen, responsible for warning others of the consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a> Failing to warn others of their sinful ways makes one accountable before God for their spiritual demise. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a> The message of repentance is urgent and necessary for salvation; believers must not delay in delivering it. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_believers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Believers</a> Like Ezekiel, believers today are tasked with sharing God's truth and calling others to repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_silence.htm">The Consequences of Silence</a> Silence in the face of sin can lead to spiritual death for the sinner and accountability for the silent believer.<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/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_codex_gigas.htm">What does the Bible say about watchmen?</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 href="/q/ezekiel_18_25__are_god's_ways_truly_fair.htm">Ezekiel 18:25 - How can God declare His ways fair when the reality of suffering and injustice seems to contradict this claim?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If I say בְּאָמְרִ֣י (bə·’ā·mə·rî) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to the wicked, לָרָשָׁ֗ע (lā·rā·šā‘) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person ‘O wicked [man], רָשָׁע֙ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person you will surely die,’ מ֣וֹת (mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill but you do not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no speak out דִבַּ֔רְתָּ (ḏib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to dissuade לְהַזְהִ֥יר (lə·haz·hîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2094.htm">Strong's 2094: </a> To gleam, to enlighten him רָשָׁ֖ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person from his way, מִדַּרְכּ֑וֹ (mid·dar·kōw) 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 then that ה֤וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are wicked [man] רָשָׁע֙ (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person 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 yet I will hold you accountable for מִיָּדְךָ֥ (mî·yā·ḏə·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand his blood. וְדָמ֖וֹ (wə·ḏā·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:8 When I tell the wicked O wicked (Ezek. 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