Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 33:1 (show verse)
The word of the Lord came to me:
Ezekiel 33:2 (show verse)
“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,
Ezekiel 33:3 (show verse)
and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his trumpet to 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, if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
Ezekiel 33:5 (show verse)
Since he heard the sound of the trumpet but ignored the warning, his blood is on his own hands. If he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.
Ezekiel 33:6 (show verse)
However, if the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the trumpet, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives, then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.
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)
“As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
Ezekiel 33:8 (show verse)
If I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 33:9 (show verse)
But if you warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he doesn’t turn from it, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.
Ezekiel 33:10 (show verse)
“Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel: You have said this, ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy on us, and we are wasting away because of them! How then can we survive?’
Ezekiel 33:11 (show verse)
Tell them: As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked person should turn from his way and live. Repent, repent of your evil ways! Why will you die, 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)
“Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won’t be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.
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 tell the righteous person that he will surely live, but he trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteousness will be remembered, and he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
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)
“So when I tell the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but he repents of his sin and does what is just and right—
Ezekiel 33:15 (show verse)
he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will 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 the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.
Ezekiel 33:17 (show verse)
“But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’ even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.
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 a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.
Ezekiel 33:19 (show verse)
But if a wicked person turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.
Ezekiel 33:20 (show verse)
Yet you say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ I will judge each of you according to his ways, house of Israel.”
Ezekiel 33:21 (show verse)
In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”
Ezekiel 33:22 (show verse)
Now the hand of the Lord had been on me the evening before the fugitive arrived, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.
Ezekiel 33:23 (show verse)
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
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Ezekiel 33:24 (show verse)
“Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’
Ezekiel 33:25 (show verse)
Therefore say to them: This is what the Lord God says: You eat meat with blood in it, raise your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then receive possession of the land?
Ezekiel 33:26 (show verse)
You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then receive possession of the land?
Ezekiel 33:27 (show verse)
“Tell them this: This is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
Ezekiel 33:28 (show verse)
I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through.
Ezekiel 33:29 (show verse)
They will know that I am Yahweh when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable acts they have committed.
Ezekiel 33:30 (show verse)
“Now, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear what the message is that comes from the Lord!’
Ezekiel 33:31 (show verse)
So My people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
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)
Yes, to them you are like a singer of love songs who has a beautiful voice and plays skillfully on an instrument. They hear your words, but they don’t obey them.
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)
Yet when it comes—and it will definitely come—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”