Yehezkiel 3:19

3:19 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 

Yehezkiel 21:23

21:23 But those in Jerusalem ²  will view it as a false omen. They have sworn solemn oaths, ³  but the king of Babylon ⁴  will accuse them of violations ⁵  in order to seize them. ⁶ 

Yehezkiel 33:7

33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman ⁷  for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.

Yehezkiel 33:9

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.

[3:19]  ¹ tn Verses 17-19 are repeated in Ezek 33:7-9.

[21:23]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people in Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:23]  ³ sn When the people of Judah realized the Babylonians’ intentions, they would object on grounds that they had made a treaty with the Babylonian king (see 17:13).

[21:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:23]  ⁵ tn Or “iniquity.”

[21:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he will remind of guilt for the purpose of being captured.” The king would counter their objections by pointing out that they had violated their treaty with him (see 17:18).

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

[33:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “from his way to turn from it.”

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