1 Again the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559,
2 Son 1121 of man 120, speak 1696 to the children 1121 of thy people 5971, and say 559 unto them, When I bring 935 the sword 2719 upon a land 776, if the people 5971 of the land 776 take 3947 a 259 man 376 of their coasts 7097, and set 5414 him for their watchman 6822:
3 If when he seeth 7200 the sword 2719 come 935 upon the land 776, he blow 8628 the trumpet 7782, and warn 2094 the people 5971;
4 Then whosoever 8085 heareth 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, and taketh not warning 2094; if the sword 2719 come 935, and take him away 3947, his blood 1818 shall be upon his own head 7218.
5 He heard 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, and took not warning 2094; his blood 1818 shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning 2094 shall deliver 4422 his soul 5315.
6 But if the watchman 6822 see 7200 the sword 2719 come 935, and blow 8628 not the trumpet 7782, and the people 5971 be not warned 2094; if the sword 2719 come 935, and take 3947 any person 5315 from among them, he is taken away 3947 in his iniquity 5771; but his blood 1818 will I require 1875 at the watchman's 6822 hand 3027.
7 So thou, O son 1121 of man 120, I have set 5414 thee a watchman 6822 unto the house 1004 of Israel 3478; therefore thou shalt hear 8085 the word 1697 at my mouth 6310, and warn 2094 them from me.
8 When I say 559 unto the wicked 7563, O wicked 7563 man, thou shalt surely 4191 die 4191; if thou dost not speak 1696 to warn 2094 the wicked 7563 from his way 1870, that wicked 7563 man shall die 4191 in his iniquity 5771; but his blood 1818 will I require 1245 at thine hand 3027.
9 Nevertheless, if thou warn 2094 the wicked 7563 of his way 1870 to turn 7725 from it; if he do not turn 7725 from his way 1870, he shall die 4191 in his iniquity 5771; but thou hast delivered 5337 thy soul 5315.
10 Therefore, O thou son 1121 of man 120, speak 559 unto the house 1004 of Israel 3478; Thus ye speak 559, saying 559, If our transgressions 6588 and our sins 2403 be upon us, and we pine away 4743 in them, how should we then live 2421?
11 Say 559 unto them, As I live 2416, saith 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3069, I have no pleasure 2654 in the death 4194 of the wicked 7563; but that the wicked 7563 turn 7725 from his way 1870 and live 2421: turn 7725 ye, turn 7725 ye from your evil 7451 ways 1870; for why will ye die 4191, O house 1004 of Israel 3478?
12 Therefore, thou son 1121 of man 120, say 559 unto the children 1121 of thy people 5971, The righteousness 6666 of the righteous 6662 shall not deliver 5337 him in the day 3117 of his transgression 6588: as for the wickedness 7564 of the wicked 7563, he shall not fall 3782 thereby in the day 3117 that he turneth 7725 from his wickedness 7562; neither shall the righteous 6662 be able 3201 to live 2421 for his righteousness in the day 3117 that he sinneth 2398.
13 When I shall say 559 to the righteous 6662, that he shall surely 2421 live 2421; if he trust 982 to his own righteousness 6666, and commit 6213 iniquity 5766, all his righteousnesses 6666 shall not be remembered 2142; but for his iniquity 5766 that he hath committed 6213, he shall die 4191 for it.
14 Again, when I say 559 unto the wicked 7563, Thou shalt surely 4191 die 4191; if he turn 7725 from his sin 2403, and do 6213 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666;
15 If the wicked 7563 restore 7725 the pledge 2258, give again 7999 that he had robbed 1500, walk 1980 in the statutes 2708 of life 2416, without committing 6213 iniquity 5766; he shall surely 2421 live 2421, he shall not die 4191.
16 None of his sins 2403 that he hath committed 2398 shall be mentioned 2142 unto him: he hath done 6213 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666; he shall surely 2421 live 2421.
17 Yet the children 1121 of thy people 5971 say 559, The way 1870 of the Lord 136 is not equal 8505: but as for them, their way 1870 is not equal 8505.
18 When the righteous 6662 turneth 7725 from his righteousness 6666, and committeth 6213 iniquity 5766, he shall even die 4191 thereby.
19 But if the wicked 7563 turn 7725 from his wickedness 7564, and do 6213 that which is lawful 4941 and right 6666, he shall live 2421 thereby.
20 Yet ye say 559, The way 1870 of the Lord 136 is not equal 8505. O ye house 1004 of Israel 3478, I will judge 8199 you every one 376 after his ways 1870.
21 And it came to pass in the twelfth 8147 6240 year 8141 of our captivity 1546, in the tenth 6224 month, in the fifth 2568 day of the month 2320, that one that had escaped 6412 out of Jerusalem 3389 came 935 unto me, saying 559, The city 5892 is smitten 5221.
22 Now the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was upon me in the evening 6153, afore 6440 he that was escaped 6412 came 935; and had opened 6605 my mouth 6310, until he came 935 to me in the morning 1242; and my mouth 6310 was opened 6605, and I was no more dumb 481.
23 Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto me, saying 559,
24 Son 1121 of man 120, they that inhabit 3427 those wastes 2723 of the land 127 of Israel 3478 speak 559, saying 559, Abraham 85 was one 259, and he inherited 3423 the land 776: but we are many 7227; the land 776 is given 5414 us for inheritance 4181.
25 Wherefore say 559 unto them, Thus saith 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; Ye eat 398 with the blood 1818, and lift up 5375 your eyes 5869 toward your idols 1544, and shed 8210 blood 1818: and shall ye possess 3423 the land 776?
26 Ye stand 5975 upon your sword 2719, ye work 6213 abomination 8441, and ye defile 2930 every one 376 his neighbour's 7453 wife 802: and shall ye possess 3423 the land 776?
27 Say 559 thou thus unto them, Thus saith 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3069; As I live 2416, surely they that are in the wastes 2723 shall fall 5307 by the sword 2719, and him that is in the open 6440 field 7704 will I give 5414 to the beasts 2416 to be devoured 398, and they that be in the forts 4679 and in the caves 4631 shall die 4191 of the pestilence 1698.
28 For I will lay 5414 the land 776 most 4923 desolate 8077, and the pomp 1347 of her strength 5797 shall cease 7673; and the mountains 2022 of Israel 3478 shall be desolate 8074, that none shall pass through 5674.
29 Then shall they know 3045 that I am the LORD 3068, when I have laid 5414 the land 776 most 4923 desolate 8077 because of all their abominations 8441 which they have committed 6213.
30 Also, thou son 1121 of man 120, the children 1121 of thy people 5971 still are talking 1696 against 681 thee by the walls 7023 and in the doors 6607 of the houses 1004, and speak 1696 one 2297 to another 259, every one 376 to his brother 251, saying 559, Come 935, I pray you, and hear 8085 what is the word 1697 that cometh forth 3318 from the LORD 3068.
31 And they come 935 unto thee as the people 5971 cometh 3996, and they sit 3427 before 6440 thee as my people 5971, and they hear 8085 thy words 1697, but they will not do 6213 them: for with their mouth 6310 they shew 6213 much love 5690, but their heart 3820 goeth 1980 after 310 their covetousness 1215.
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely 5690 song 7892 of one that hath a pleasant 3303 voice 6963, and can play well 2895 on an instrument 5059: for they hear 8085 thy words 1697, but they do 6213 them not.
33 And when this cometh to pass 935, (lo, it will come 935,) then shall they know 3045 that a prophet 5030 hath been among 8432 them.