Ezekiel 33:7-9

33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman ¹  for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf. 33:8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ ²  and you do not warn ³  the wicked about his behavior, ⁴  the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. ⁵  33:9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, ⁶  and he refuses to change, ⁷  he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.

[33:7]  ¹ sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman.

[33:8]  ² tn The same expression occurs in Gen 2:17.

[33:8]  ³ tn Heb “and you do not speak to warn.”

[33:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “way.”

[33:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “and his blood from your hand I will seek.”

[33:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “from his way to turn from it.”

[33:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he does not turn from his way.”