Ezekiel 3:16-27 - Ezekiel As A Watchman
16 After seven days Jehovah spoke his word to me: 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the people of Israel. Listen to what I say, and warn them for me. 18 When I tell a wicked man that he will surely die, but you do not warn him or speak out so that he can change his wicked way in order to save his life; that wicked man will die because of his sin. I will hold you responsible for his death. 19 When you warn the wicked man, and he does not turn from his wicked way; he will die because of his sin, but you will save yourself. 20 If righteous people turn from living the right way and do wrong, I will make them stumble and they will die. If you do not warn them, they will die because of their sin. The right things they did will not be remembered. I will hold you responsible for their deaths. 21 If you warn righteous people not to sin, and they do not sin, they will certainly live because they listened to the warning and you will save yourself.
22 The power of Jehovah came over me. He said: Get up, and go to the plain. I will speak to you there. 23 I got up and went to the plain. Jehovah's glory was standing there like the glory I saw by the Chebar River. So I immediately bowed down. 24 The Spirit entered me and stood me on my feet. He talked to me. He said: Go shut yourself in your home. 25 People will tie you up with ropes, son of man, so that you cannot go outside. 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk or criticize them, even though they are rebellious people. 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth. You will tell them: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says.' Some will listen and some will refuse to listen for they are a rebellious people.