Discovery BoxEzekiel 3:19 
Context3:19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life. 1
Ezekiel 3:21
Context3:21 However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he 2 does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Context33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman 3 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,’ 4 and you do not warn 5 the wicked about his behavior, 6 the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. 7 33:9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, 8 and he refuses to change, 9 he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.
1 tn Verses 17-19 are repeated in Ezek 33:7-9.
2 tn Heb “the righteous man.”
3 sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman.
4 tn The same expression occurs in Gen 2:17.
5 tn Heb “and you do not speak to warn.”
6 tn Heb “way.”
7 tn Heb “and his blood from your hand I will seek.”
8 tn Heb “from his way to turn from it.”
9 tn Heb “and he does not turn from his way.”
