Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 33:1 (show verse)
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 33:2 (show verse)
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them all, and set him for their watchman:
Ezekiel 33:3 (show verse)
if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Trumpet » Figurative
Trumpet » Sounded in time of danger
Trumpet » Used for » Giving alarm in cases of danger
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchman » Alarm of, given by trumpets
Watchmen » In time of danger » Sounded an alarm at the approach of enemies
Trumpet » Figurative
Trumpet » Sounded in time of danger
Trumpet » Used for » Giving alarm in cases of danger
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchman » Alarm of, given by trumpets
Watchmen » In time of danger » Sounded an alarm at the approach of enemies
Ezekiel 33:4 (show verse)
then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
Ezekiel 33:5 (show verse)
He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood is upon him: whereas had he taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.
Ezekiel 33:6 (show verse)
But if the watchman see the sword coming, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, if the sword come and take a person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.
Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Ministers » When unfaithful » Shall be punished
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Trumpet » Sounded in time of danger
Trumpet » Used for » Giving alarm in cases of danger
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchman » Unfaithfulness in the discharge of duty of, punished by death
Watchman » Alarm of, given by trumpets
Watchmen » Neglecting to give warning punished with death
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Ministers » When unfaithful » Shall be punished
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Trumpet » Sounded in time of danger
Trumpet » Used for » Giving alarm in cases of danger
Warning » The reward for not warning others
Watchman » Unfaithfulness in the discharge of duty of, punished by death
Watchman » Alarm of, given by trumpets
Watchmen » Neglecting to give warning punished with death
Ezekiel 33:7 (show verse)
So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezekiel 33:8 (show verse)
When I say unto the wicked, Wicked man, thou shalt certainly die; and thou speakest not to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
Ezekiel 33:9 (show verse)
But if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel 33:10 (show verse)
And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel, Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we waste away in them, how then should we live?
Ezekiel 33:11 (show verse)
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
divine Call » To repentance
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Conversion » Exhortations to
death » The death of the wicked
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
God's Call » divine Call » To repentance and a righteous life
Newness » Renewing yourself
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Pleasure » What the lord has no pleasure in
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Conversion » Exhortations to
death » The death of the wicked
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
God's Call » divine Call » To repentance and a righteous life
Newness » Renewing yourself
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Pleasure » What the lord has no pleasure in
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ezekiel 33:12 (show verse)
And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Supererogation » The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Supererogation » The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ezekiel 33:13 (show verse)
When I say to the righteous that he shall certainly live, and he trusteth to his righteousness and doeth what is wrong, none of his righteous acts shall be remembered; but in his unrighteousness which he hath done, in it shall he die.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Supererogation » The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Supererogation » The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ezekiel 33:14 (show verse)
And when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die, and he turneth from his sin, and doeth judgment and justice;
Ezekiel 33:15 (show verse)
if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, doing nothing that is wrong; he shall certainly live, he shall not die.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
death » Who shall not die
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Restitution » Encouraged
Restitution » To be made for dishonesty
Restitution » To be made for theft
Robbery » Forgiven
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
death » Who shall not die
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Restitution » Encouraged
Restitution » To be made for dishonesty
Restitution » To be made for theft
Robbery » Forgiven
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ezekiel 33:16 (show verse)
None of his sins which he hath committed shall be remembered against him: he hath done judgment and justice; he shall certainly live.
Ezekiel 33:17 (show verse)
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
God, Justice of » Denied by the unGodly
Man » The ways of man
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ways » The ways of man
God, Justice of » Denied by the unGodly
Man » The ways of man
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Repentance » The reward for repenting
Turning » Those that turn from righteousness
Turning » Those that turn from wickedness
Ways » The ways of man
Ezekiel 33:18 (show verse)
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.
Ezekiel 33:19 (show verse)
And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall live for these things.
Ezekiel 33:20 (show verse)
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
Ezekiel 33:21 (show verse)
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, that one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten!
Ezekiel 33:22 (show verse)
Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that had escaped came; and he had opened my mouth against his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
Ezekiel 33:23 (show verse)
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Ezekiel 33:24 (show verse)
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited this land, and we are many: the land is given us for a possession.
Ezekiel 33:25 (show verse)
Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood; and shall ye possess the land?
Ezekiel 33:26 (show verse)
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife; and shall ye possess the land?
Ezekiel 33:27 (show verse)
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As I live, verily they that are in the waste places shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the strongholds and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
Ezekiel 33:28 (show verse)
And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolated, so that none shall pass through.
Ezekiel 33:29 (show verse)
And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment because of all their abominations which they have committed.
Ezekiel 33:30 (show verse)
And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people keep talking of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.
Ezekiel 33:31 (show verse)
And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Christian ministers » Message of, rejected
Covetousness » Who is covetous
Covetousness » Engrosses the heart
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Ezekiel » His popularity
Fleeting impressions » Made by the message
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Hypocrites » Described as » Covetous
Hypocrites » Described as » Professing but not practising
Indifference » In service
Jews, the » National character of » Prone to formality in religion
Jews, the » National character of » Covetous
Prophecy and prophets » How to spot a true prophet and a false prophet
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Service » Half-hearted » Indifferent
Shallowness » No deep affection
Worship » Who worships the lord in vain
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Christian ministers » Message of, rejected
Covetousness » Who is covetous
Covetousness » Engrosses the heart
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Ezekiel » His popularity
Fleeting impressions » Made by the message
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Hypocrites » Described as » Covetous
Hypocrites » Described as » Professing but not practising
Indifference » In service
Jews, the » National character of » Prone to formality in religion
Jews, the » National character of » Covetous
Prophecy and prophets » How to spot a true prophet and a false prophet
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Service » Half-hearted » Indifferent
Shallowness » No deep affection
Worship » Who worships the lord in vain
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Ezekiel 33:32 (show verse)
And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Careless hearing » Sentimentality
Christian ministers » Message of, rejected
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Ezekiel » His popularity
Harp » A stringed instrument of music
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Sentimentality
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Hypocrites » Described as » Professing but not practising
Music » Musicians » Players on instruments
Musicians » Players on instruments
Prophecy and prophets » How to spot a true prophet and a false prophet
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Shallowness » Of sentimental hearing
Worship » Who worships the lord in vain
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Careless hearing » Sentimentality
Christian ministers » Message of, rejected
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Ezekiel » His popularity
Harp » A stringed instrument of music
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Sentimentality
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Hypocrites » Described as » Professing but not practising
Music » Musicians » Players on instruments
Musicians » Players on instruments
Prophecy and prophets » How to spot a true prophet and a false prophet
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Shallowness » Of sentimental hearing
Worship » Who worships the lord in vain
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Ezekiel 33:33 (show verse)
And when this cometh to pass (behold, it will come), then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.