Ezekiel 33:8-9

33:8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ ¹  and you do not warn ²  the wicked about his behavior, ³  the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. ⁴  33:9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, ⁵  and he refuses to change, ⁶  he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.

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¹ tn The same expression occurs in Gen 2:17.

² tn Heb “and you do not speak to warn.”

³ tn Heb “way.”

⁴ tn Heb “and his blood from your hand I will seek.”

⁵ tn Heb “from his way to turn from it.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he does not turn from his way.”