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Ezekiel 33

The Watchman's Duty

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And the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me, sayingh559,

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"Sonh1121 of manh120, speakh1696 to the  asonsh1121 of your peopleh5971a and sayh559 to them, `Ifh3588 I bringh935 a swordh2719 upon a landh776, and the peopleh5971a of the landh776 takeh3947 oneh259 manh376 from amongh7097a them and makeh5414 him their watchmanh6822,

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and he seesh7200 the swordh2719 comingh935 upon the landh776 and  ablowsh8628 on the trumpeth7782 and warnsh2094b the peopleh5971a,

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then he who hearsh8085 the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782 and  adoes not takeh2094b warningh2094b, and a swordh2719 comesh935 and takesh3947 him away, his  bbloodh1818 will be on his own headh7218.

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`He heardh8085 the soundh6963 of the trumpeth7782 but did not takeh2094b warningh2094b; his bloodh1818 will be on himself. But had he takenh2094b warningh2094b, he would have  adeliveredh4422 his lifeh5315.

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`But ifh3588 the watchmanh6822 seesh7200 the swordh2719 comingh935 and does not blowh8628 the trumpeth7782 and the peopleh5971a are not warnedh2094b, and a swordh2719 comesh935 and takesh3947 a personh5315 from them, he is  atakenh3947 away  1in his iniquityh5771; but his  bbloodh1818 I will requireh1875 from the watchman'sh6822 handh3027.'

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"Now as for you, sonh1121 of manh120, I have  1 aappointedh5414 you a watchmanh6822 for the househ1004 of Israelh3478; so you will hearh8085 a  2messageh1697 from My mouthh6310 and giveh2094b them  bwarningh2094b from Me.

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"When I sayh559 to the wickedh7563, `O wickedh7563 manh7563, you will  asurelyh4191 dieh4191,' and you do not speakh1696 to warnh2094b the wickedh7563 from his wayh1870, that wickedh7563 manh7563 shall dieh4191 in his iniquityh5771, but his bloodh1818 I will requireh1245 from your handh3027.

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"But ifh3588 you on your parth859 warnh2094b a wickedh7563 manh7563 to turnh7725 from his wayh1870 and he  adoes not turnh7725 from his wayh1870, he will dieh4191 in his iniquityh5771, but you have  bdeliveredh5337 your lifeh5315.

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"Now as for you, sonh1121 of manh120, sayh559 to the househ1004 of Israelh3478, `Thush3651 you have spokenh559, sayingh559, "Surelyh3588 our transgressionsh6588 and our sinsh2403b are upon us, and we are  arottingh4743 awayh4743 in them;  bhowh349 then can we  1surviveh2421a?"'

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"Sayh559 to them, ` aAs I liveh2416a!' declaresh5002 the Lordh136  1GODh3068, `I takeh2654a  bnoh518 pleasureh2654a in the deathh4194 of the wickedh7563, but ratherh3588h518 that the wickedh7563  cturnh7725 from his wayh1870 and liveh2421a.  dTurnh7725 backh7725, turnh7725 backh7725 from your evilh7451a waysh1870! Whyh4100 then will you dieh4191, O househ1004 of Israelh3478?'

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"And you, sonh1121 of manh120, sayh559 to  1your fellowh1121h5971a citizensh5971a, `The  arighteousnessh6666 of a righteoush6662 manh6662 will not deliverh5337 him in the dayh3117 of his transgressionh6588, and as for the wickednessh7564 of the wickedh7563, he will  bnot stumbleh3782 because of it in the dayh3117 when he turnsh7725 from his wickednessh7562; whereas a righteoush6662 manh6662 will not be ableh3201 to liveh2421a  2by his righteousness on the dayh3117 when he commitsh2398 sinh2398.'

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"When I sayh559 to the righteoush6662 he will surelyh2421a liveh2421a, and he so trustsh982 in his righteousnessh6666 that he  acommitsh6213a iniquityh5766, noneh3605h3808 of his righteoush6666 deedsh6666 will be rememberedh2142; but in that same iniquityh5766 of his whichh834 he has committedh6213a he will dieh4191.

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"But when I sayh559 to the wickedh7563, `You will surelyh4191 dieh4191,' and he  aturnsh7725 from his sinh2403b and practicesh6213a  bjusticeh4941 and righteousnessh6666,

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if a wickedh7563 manh7563 restoresh7725 a pledgeh2258,  apaysh7999a backh7999a whath1500 he has takenh1500 by robberyh1500, walksh1980 by the  bstatutesh2708  1which ensure lifeh2425b withouth1115 committingh6213a iniquityh5766, he shall surelyh2421a liveh2421a; he shall not dieh4191.

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aNoneh3605h3808 of his sinsh2403b that he has committedh2398 will be rememberedh2142 against him. He has practicedh6213a justiceh4941 and righteousnessh6666; he shall surelyh2421a liveh2421a.

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"Yet  1your fellowh1121h5971a citizensh5971a sayh559, `The wayh1870 of the Lordh136 is not righth8505,' when it is their own wayh1870 that is not righth8505.

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"When the righteoush6662 turnsh7725 from his righteousnessh6666 and  acommitsh6213a iniquityh5766, then he shall dieh4191 in  1it.

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"But when the wickedh7563 turnsh7725 from his wickednessh7564 and practicesh6213a justiceh4941 and righteousnessh6666, he will liveh2421a by them.

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"Yet you sayh559, ` aThe wayh1870 of the Lordh136 is not righth8505.' O househ1004 of Israelh3478, I will judgeh8199 eachh376 of you according to his waysh1870."

Word of Jerusalem's Capture

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Now  ain the  btwelfthh8147h6240 yearh8141 of our exileh1546, on the fifthh2568 of the tenthh6224 monthh2320, the  1refugeesh6412a from Jerusalemh3389 cameh935 to me, sayingh559, " cThe cityh5892b has been  2takenh5221."

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Now the  ahandh3027 of the LORDh3068 had beenh1961 upon me in the eveningh6153, beforeh6440 the  1refugeesh6412a cameh935. And He  bopenedh6605a my mouthh6310  2at the timeh5704 they cameh935 to me in the morningh1242; so my mouthh6310 was  copenedh6605a and I was noh3808 longerh5750  3speechlessh481.

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Then the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to me sayingh559,

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"Sonh1121 of manh120, they who  aliveh3427 in theseh428 wasteh2723 placesh2723 in the landh127 of Israelh3478 are sayingh559, ` bAbrahamh85 was only oneh259, yet he possessedh3423 the landh776; so to  cus whoh7227a are manyh7227a the landh776 has been givenh5414 as a possessionh4181.'

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"Thereforeh3651 sayh559 to them, `Thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136 GODh3068, "You eath398 meat with the  abloodh1818 in it, lifth5375 up your eyesh5869 to your idolsh1544 as you shedh8210 bloodh1818.  bShould you then possessh3423 the landh776?

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"You  1 arelyh5975 on your swordh2719, you commith6213a abominationsh8441 and eachh376 of you defilesh2930 his neighbor'sh7453 wifeh802. Should you then possessh3423 the landh776?"'

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"Thush3541 you shall sayh559 to them, `Thush3541 saysh559 the Lordh136 GODh3068, "As I liveh2416a, surelyh518h3808 those whoh834 are in the wasteh2723 placesh2723 will  afallh5307 by the swordh2719, and whoeverh834 is in the  1openh6440 fieldh7704 I will giveh5414 to the beastsh2421b to be devouredh398, and those whoh834 are in the strongholdsh4679 and in the  bcavesh4631 will dieh4191 of pestilenceh1698.

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"I will  amakeh5414 the landh776 a desolationh8077 and a wasteh4923, and the  bprideh1347b of her powerh5797 will ceaseh7673a; and the mountainsh2022 of Israelh3478 will be desolateh8074 soh4480 that noh369 oneh369 will passh5674a throughh5674a.

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"Then they will knowh3045 that I am the LORDh3068, when I makeh5414 the landh776 a desolationh8077 and a wasteh4923 becauseh5921 of allh3605 their abominationsh8441 whichh834 they have committedh6213a."'

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"But as for you, sonh1121 of manh120,  1your fellowh1121h5971a citizensh5971a who talkh1696 about you by the wallsh7023 and in the doorwaysh6607 of the housesh1004, speakh1696 to oneh2297 anotherh259, eachh376 to his brotherh251, sayingh559, ` aComeh935 nowh4994 and hearh8085 whath4100 the  2messageh1697 is which comesh3318 forthh3318 from the LORDh3068.'

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"They comeh935 to you as peopleh5971a comeh3996, and sith3427 beforeh6440 you as My peopleh5971a and hearh8085 your wordsh1697, but they do not doh6213a them, for they doh6213a the lustfulh5690 desiresh5690 expressed by their  amouthh6310, and their hearth3820 goesh1980 afterh310 their  bgainh1215.

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"Beholdh2009, you are to them like a sensualh5690 songh7892a by one who has a  abeautifulh3303 voiceh6963 and playsh5059 wellh3190 on an instrument; for they hearh8085 your wordsh1697 but they do not practiceh6213a them.

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"So when it  acomesh935 to passh935-- 1as surelyh2009 it will--then they will knowh3045 that a propheth5030 has beenh1961 in their midsth8432."



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