Ezekiel 3:11

3:11 Go to the exiles, to your fellow countrymen, and speak to them – say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ whether they pay attention or not.”

Ezekiel 3:17

3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

tn Heb “to the sons of your people.”

tn The literal role of a watchman is described in 2 Sam 18:24; 2 Kgs 9:17.