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Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 33

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Ezekiel 33 NASB - New American Standard BibleEzekiel 33 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 33 of Ezekiel—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
  2. “Son of man, speak to the 1sons of your people and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman,
  3. and he sees the sword coming upon the land and 2blows on the trumpet and warns the people,
  4. then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and 3does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his 4blood will be on his own head.
  5. He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have 5delivered his life.
  6. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is 6taken away [a]in his iniquity; but his 7blood I will require from the watchman’s hand.’
  7. ¶ “Now as for you, son of man, I have [b]8appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a [c]message from My mouth and give them 9warning from Me.
  8. When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will 10surely die,’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand.
  9. But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he 11does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have 12delivered your life.
  10. ¶ “Now as for you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus you have spoken, saying, “Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we are 13rotting away in them; 14how then can we [d]survive?”’
  11. Say to them, ‘15As I live!’ declares the Lord [e]GOD, ‘I take 16no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked 17turn from his way and live. 18Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?’
  12. And you, son of man, say to [f]your fellow citizens, ‘The 19righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will 20not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able to live [g]by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’
  13. When I say to the righteous he will surely live, and he so trusts in his righteousness that he 21commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but in that same iniquity of his which he has committed he will die.
  14. But when I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ and he 22turns from his sin and practices 23justice and righteousness,
  15. if a wicked man restores a pledge, 24pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the 25statutes [h]which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
  16. 26None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall surely live.
  17. ¶ “Yet [i]your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right.
  18. When the righteous turns from his righteousness and 27commits iniquity, then he shall die in [j]it.
  19. But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and practices justice and righteousness, he will live by them.
  20. Yet you say, ‘28The way of the Lord is not right.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.”
  21. ¶ Now 29in the 30twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth of the tenth month, the [k]refugees from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “31The city has been [l]taken.”
  22. Now the 32hand of the LORD had been upon me in the evening, before the [m]refugees came. And He 33opened my mouth [n]at the time they came to me in the morning; so my mouth was 34opened and I was no longer [o]speechless.
  23. ¶ Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
  24. “Son of man, they who 35live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘36Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to 37us who are many the land has been given as a possession.’
  25. Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “You eat meat with the 38blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. 39Should you then possess the land?
  26. You [p]40rely on your sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’
  27. Thus you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “As I live, surely those who are in the waste places will 41fall by the sword, and whoever is in the [q]open field I will give to the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the 42caves will die of pestilence.
  28. I will 43make the land a desolation and a waste, and the 44pride of her power will cease; and the mountains of Israel will be desolate so that no one will pass through.
  29. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I make the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations which they have committed.”’
  30. ¶ “But as for you, son of man, [r]your fellow citizens who talk about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, speak to one another, each to his brother, saying, ‘45Come now and hear what the [s]message is which comes forth from the LORD.’
  31. They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their 46mouth, and their heart goes after their 47gain.
  32. Behold, you are to them like a sensual song by one who has a 48beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument; for they hear your words but they do not practice them.
  33. So when it 49comes to pass—[t]as surely it will—then they will know that a prophet has been in their midst.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or for, and so throughout the ch
  2. ^ Or given
  3. ^ Lit word
  4. ^ Lit live
  5. ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  6. ^ Lit the sons of your people
  7. ^ Lit by it
  8. ^ Lit of life
  9. ^ Lit the sons of your people
  10. ^ Lit them
  11. ^ Or refugee
  12. ^ Lit smitten
  13. ^ Lit refugee
  14. ^ Lit until he came
  15. ^ Or mute
  16. ^ Lit stand
  17. ^ Lit surface of the field
  18. ^ Lit the sons of your people
  19. ^ Lit word
  20. ^ Lit behold, it is coming

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Eze 3:11; 33:12, 17, 30; 37:18
  2. ^ Ne 4:18-20; Is 58:1; Eze 33:9; Ho 8:1; Jl 2:1
  3. ^ 2Ch 25:16; Je 6:17; Zc 1:4
  4. ^ Eze 18:13; 33:5, 9; Ac 18:6
  5. ^ Ex 9:19-21; Heb 11:7
  6. ^ Eze 18:20, 24; 33:8, 9
  7. ^ Eze 3:18, 20
  8. ^ Is 62:6; Eze 3:17-21
  9. ^ Je 1:17; 26:2; Eze 2:7, 8; Ac 5:20
  10. ^ Is 3:11; Eze 18:4, 13, 18, 20; 33:14
  11. ^ Ac 13:40, 41, 46
  12. ^ Eze 3:19, 21; Ac 20:26
  13. ^ Le 26:39; Eze 4:17; 24:23
  14. ^ Is 49:14; Eze 37:11
  15. ^ Is 49:18; Eze 5:11
  16. ^ Eze 18:23, 32; Ho 11:8
  17. ^ Je 31:20; 1Ti 2:4; 2Pe 3:9
  18. ^ Is 55:6, 7; Je 3:22; Eze 18:30, 31; Ho 14:1; Ac 3:19
  19. ^ Eze 3:18; 18:24; 33:20
  20. ^ 2Ch 7:14; Eze 18:21; 33:19
  21. ^ Eze 18:26; Heb 10:38; 2Pe 2:20, 21
  22. ^ Is 55:7; Je 18:7, 8; Eze 18:27; 33:8, 19; Ho 14:1, 4
  23. ^ Mc 6:8
  24. ^ Ex 22:1-4; Le 6:4, 5; Lu 19:8
  25. ^ Ps 119:59; 143:8; Eze 20:11
  26. ^ Is 1:18; 43:25; Eze 18:22
  27. ^ Eze 3:20; 18:24; 33:12, 13
  28. ^ Eze 18:25
  29. ^ Eze 31:1; 32:1, 17
  30. ^ Je 39:1, 2; 40:1; 52:4-7; Eze 24:1, 2
  31. ^ 2Ki 25:10; Je 39:8
  32. ^ Eze 1:3; 8:1; 37:1
  33. ^ Eze 3:26, 27; 24:27
  34. ^ Lu 1:64
  35. ^ Je 39:10; 40:7; Eze 33:27
  36. ^ Is 51:2; Lu 3:8; Ac 7:5; Ro 4:12
  37. ^ Eze 11:15
  38. ^ Le 17:10, 12, 14; De 12:16, 23; 15:23
  39. ^ Je 7:9, 10
  40. ^ Mc 2:1, 2; Zp 3:3
  41. ^ Je 15:2, 3; 42:22; Eze 5:12
  42. ^ 1Sa 13:6; Is 2:19
  43. ^ Eze 5:14; 6:14; Mc 7:13
  44. ^ Eze 7:24; 24:21; 30:6
  45. ^ Is 29:13; 58:2; Eze 14:3; 20:3, 31
  46. ^ Ps 78:36, 37; Is 29:13; 1Jo 3:18
  47. ^ Eze 22:13, 27; Lu 12:15
  48. ^ Mr 6:20
  49. ^ Je 28:9; Eze 33:29

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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