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Ezekiel 33:8-9 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 33 · verses 8–9 · King James Version
8When I say unto 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 thine hand. 9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.Ezekiel 33:8-9 · King James Version
Ezekiel 33:8-9 in context
6But 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.
7So 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.
8When I say unto 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 thine hand.
9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
11Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- deliverednâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- iniquityʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- requirebâqashto search outH1245 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- surelymûwthto dieH4191 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- blooddâmblood of man or an animalH1818 →
- warnzâharto gleamH2094 →
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