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Ezekiel 33 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[2] “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, ‘When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman,
[3] if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blows the trumpet and warns the people,
[4] then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and doesn’t heed the warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
[5] He heard the sound of the trumpet and didn’t take warning. His blood will be on him; whereas if he had heeded the warning, he would have delivered his soul.
[6] But if the watchman sees the sword come and doesn’t blow the trumpet, and the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
[7] “So you, son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warnings from me.
[8] When I tell the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ and you don’t speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at your hand.
[9] Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he doesn’t turn from his way; he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.
[10] “You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: ‘You say this, “Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them. How then can we live?”’
[11] Tell them, ‘“As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why will you die, house of Israel?”’
[12] “You, son of man, tell the children of your people, ‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him in the day of his disobedience. And as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not fall by it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither will he who is righteous be able to live by it in the day that he sins.
[13] When I tell the righteous that he will surely live, if he trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous deeds will be remembered; but he will die in his iniquity that he has committed.
[14] Again, when I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” if he turns from his sin and does that which is lawful and right,
[15] if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity, he will surely live. He will not die.
[16] None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has done that which is lawful and right. He will surely live.
[17] “‘Yet the children of your people say, “The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.
[18] When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will even die therein.
[19] When the wicked turns from his wickedness and does that which is lawful and right, he will live by it.
[20] Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair.” House of Israel, I will judge every one of you after his ways.’”
[21] In the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city has been defeated!”
[22] Now Yahweh’s hand had been on me in the evening, before he who had escaped came; and he had opened my mouth until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.
[23] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[24] “Son of man, those who inhabit the waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, ‘Abraham was one, and he inherited the land; but we are many. The land is given us for inheritance.’
[25] Therefore tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “You eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. So should you possess the land?
[26] You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and every one of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. So should you possess the land?”’
[27] “You shall tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “As I live, surely those who are in the waste places will fall by the sword. I will give whoever is in the open field to the animals to be devoured, and those who are in the strongholds and in the caves will die of the pestilence.
[28] I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment. The pride of her power will cease. The mountains of Israel will be desolate, so that no one will pass through.
[29] Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment because of all their abominations which they have committed.”’
[30] “As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk about you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak to one another, everyone to his brother, saying, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes out from Yahweh.’
[31] They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
[32] Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them.
[33] “When this comes to pass—behold, it comes—then they will know that a prophet has been among them.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 33 (KJVS)

[1] Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
[2] Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
[3] if when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
[4] 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.
[5] He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
[6] But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
[7] So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
[8] When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
[9] Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
[10] Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
[11] Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, 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?
[12] Therefore, 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: 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 for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
[13] When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
[14] Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
[15] if the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
[16] None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
[17] Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
[18] When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
[19] But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.
[20] Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
[21] And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
[22] Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
[23] Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
[24] Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
[25] Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
[26] Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?
[27] Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes 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 be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
[28] For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
[29] Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
[30] Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against 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 the Lord.
[31] And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
[32] And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
[33] And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

Ezekiel 33:2 Heb. a land when I bring a sword upon her
Ezekiel 33:4 Heb. he that hearing heareth
Ezekiel 33:14 Heb. judgment and justice
Ezekiel 33:27 Heb. to devour him
Ezekiel 33:28 Heb. desolation and desolation
Ezekiel 33:31a Heb. according to the coming of the people
Ezekiel 33:31b Or, my people sit before thee
Ezekiel 33:32 Heb. a song of loves

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 33 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρός () με () λέγων ()
[2] Υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () λάλησον () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () τοῦ () λαοῦ () σου () καὶ () ἐρεῖς () πρὸς () αὐτούς () Γῆ, () ἐφ’ () ἣν () ἂν () ἐπάγω () ῥομφαίαν, () καὶ () λάβῃ () ὁ () λαὸς () τῆς () γῆς () ἄνθρωπον () ἕνα () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () καὶ () δῶσιν () αὐτὸν () ἑαυτοῖς () εἰς () σκοπόν, ()
[3] καὶ () ἴδῃ () τὴν () ῥομφαίαν () ἐρχομένην () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () καὶ () σαλπίσῃ () τῇ () σάλπιγγι () καὶ () σημάνῃ () τῷ () λαῷ, ()
[4] καὶ () ἀκούσῃ () ὁ () ἀκούσας () τὴν () φωνὴν () τῆς () σάλπιγγος () καὶ () μὴ () φυλάξηται, () καὶ () ἐπέλθῃ () ἡ () ῥομφαία () καὶ () καταλάβῃ () αὐτόν, () τὸ () αἷμα () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () κεφαλῆς () αὐτοῦ () ἔσται· ()
[5] ὅτι () τὴν () φωνὴν () τῆς () σάλπιγγος () ἀκούσας () οὐκ () ἐφυλάξατο, () τὸ () αἷμα () αὐτοῦ () ἐπ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἔσται, () καὶ () οὗτος, () ὅτι () ἐφυλάξατο, () τὴν () ψυχὴν () αὐτοῦ () ἐξείλατο. ()
[6] Καὶ () ὁ () σκοπός, () ἐὰν () ἴδῃ () τὴν () ῥομφαίαν () ἐρχομένην () καὶ () μὴ () σημάνῃ () τῇ () σάλπιγγι, () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () μὴ () φυλάξηται, () καὶ () ἐλθοῦσα () ἡ () ῥομφαία () λάβῃ () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () ψυχήν, () αὕτη () διὰ () τὴν () αὑτῆς () ἀνομίαν () ἐλήμφθη, () καὶ () τὸ () αἷμα () ἐκ () τῆς () χειρὸς () τοῦ () σκοποῦ () ἐκζητήσω. ()
[7] Καὶ () σύ, () υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () σκοπὸν () δέδωκά () σε () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἀκούσῃ () ἐκ () στόματός () μου () λόγον. ()
[8] Ἐν () τῷ () εἶπαί () με () τῷ () ἁμαρτωλῷ () Θανάτῳ () θανατωθήσῃ, () καὶ () μὴ () λαλήσῃς () τοῦ () φυλάξασθαι () τὸν () ἀσεβῆ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ () αὐτοῦ, () αὐτὸς () ὁ () ἄνομος () τῇ () ἀνομίᾳ () αὐτοῦ () ἀποθανεῖται, () τὸ () δὲ () αἷμα () αὐτοῦ () ἐκ () τῆς () χειρός () σου () ἐκζητήσω. ()
[9] Σὺ () δὲ () ἐὰν () προαπαγγείλῃς τῷ () ἀσεβεῖ () τὴν () ὁδὸν () αὐτοῦ () τοῦ () ἀποστρέψαι () ἀπ’ () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () μὴ () ἀποστρέψῃ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ () αὐτοῦ, () οὗτος () τῇ () ἀσεβείᾳ () αὐτοῦ () ἀποθανεῖται, () καὶ () σὺ () τὴν () ψυχὴν () σαυτοῦ () ἐξῄρησαι. ()—
[10] καὶ () σύ, () υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () εἰπὸν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Ισραηλ () Οὕτως () ἐλαλήσατε () λέγοντες () Αἱ () πλάναι () ἡμῶν () καὶ () αἱ () ἀνομίαι () ἡμῶν () ἐφ’ () ἡμῖν () εἰσιν, () καὶ () ἐν () αὐταῖς () ἡμεῖς () τηκόμεθα· () καὶ () πῶς () ζησόμεθα; ()
[11] Εἰπὸν () αὐτοῖς () Ζῶ () ἐγώ, () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Οὐ () βούλομαι () τὸν () θάνατον () τοῦ () ἀσεβοῦς () ὡς () τὸ () ἀποστρέψαι () τὸν () ἀσεβῆ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ζῆν () αὐτόν. () Ἀποστροφῇ ἀποστρέψατε () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ὁδοῦ () ὑμῶν· () καὶ () ἵνα () τί () ἀποθνῄσκετε, () οἶκος () Ισραηλ; ()
[12] Εἰπὸν () πρὸς () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τοῦ () λαοῦ () σου () Δικαιοσύνη () δικαίου () οὐ () μὴ () ἐξέληται () αὐτὸν () ἐν () ᾗ () ἂν () ἡμέρᾳ () πλανηθῇ, () καὶ () ἀνομία () ἀσεβοῦς () οὐ () μὴ () κακώσῃ () αὐτὸν () ἐν () ᾗ () ἂν () ἡμέρᾳ () ἀποστρέψῃ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ἀνομίας () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () δίκαιος () οὐ () μὴ () δύνηται () σωθῆναι. ()
[13] Ἐν () τῷ () εἶπαί () με () τῷ () δικαίῳ () Οὗτος () πέποιθεν () ἐπὶ () τῇ () δικαιοσύνῃ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ποιήσῃ () ἀνομίαν, () πᾶσαι () αἱ () δικαιοσύναι () αὐτοῦ () οὐ () μὴ () ἀναμνησθῶσιν· () ἐν () τῇ () ἀδικίᾳ () αὐτοῦ, () ᾗ () ἐποίησεν, () ἐν () αὐτῇ () ἀποθανεῖται. ()
[14] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () εἶπαί () με () τῷ () ἀσεβεῖ () Θανάτῳ () θανατωθήσῃ, () καὶ () ἀποστρέψῃ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ἁμαρτίας () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ποιήσῃ () κρίμα () καὶ () δικαιοσύνην ()
[15] καὶ () ἐνεχύρασμα ἀποδῷ () καὶ () ἅρπαγμα ἀποτείσῃ, () ἐν () προστάγμασιν ζωῆς () διαπορεύηται () τοῦ () μὴ () ποιῆσαι () ἄδικον, () ζωῇ () ζήσεται () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἀποθάνῃ· ()
[16] πᾶσαι () αἱ () ἁμαρτίαι () αὐτοῦ, () ἃς () ἥμαρτεν, () οὐ () μὴ () ἀναμνησθῶσιν· () ὅτι () κρίμα () καὶ () δικαιοσύνην () ἐποίησεν, () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () ζήσεται. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἐροῦσιν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τοῦ () λαοῦ () σου () Οὐκ () εὐθεῖα () ἡ () ὁδὸς () τοῦ () κυρίου· () καὶ () αὕτη () ἡ () ὁδὸς () αὐτῶν () οὐκ () εὐθεῖα. ()
[18] Ἐν () τῷ () ἀποστρέψαι () δίκαιον () ἀπὸ () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ποιήσῃ () ἀνομίας, () καὶ () ἀποθανεῖται () ἐν () αὐταῖς· ()
[19] καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἀποστρέψαι () τὸν () ἁμαρτωλὸν () ἀπὸ () τῆς () ἀνομίας () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ποιήσῃ () κρίμα () καὶ () δικαιοσύνην, () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () αὐτὸς () ζήσεται. ()
[20] Καὶ () τοῦτό () ἐστιν, () ὃ () εἴπατε () Οὐκ () εὐθεῖα () ἡ () ὁδὸς () κυρίου· () ἕκαστον () ἐν () ταῖς () ὁδοῖς () αὐτοῦ () κρινῶ () ὑμᾶς, () οἶκος () Ισραηλ. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () ἐν () τῷ () δωδεκάτῳ () ἔτει () ἐν () τῷ () δωδεκάτῳ () μηνὶ () πέμπτῃ () τοῦ () μηνὸς () τῆς () αἰχμαλωσίας () ἡμῶν () ἦλθεν () ὁ () ἀνασωθεὶς πρός () με () ἀπὸ () Ιερουσαλημ () λέγων () Ἑάλω ἡ () πόλις. ()
[22] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () ἐπ’ () ἐμὲ () χεὶρ () κυρίου () ἑσπέρας () πρὶν () ἐλθεῖν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἤνοιξέν () μου () τὸ () στόμα, () ἕως () ἦλθεν () πρός () με () τὸ () πρωί, () καὶ () ἀνοιχθέν () μου () τὸ () στόμα () οὐ () συνεσχέθη () ἔτι. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () λόγος () κυρίου () πρός () με () λέγων ()
[24] Υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () οἱ () κατοικοῦντες () τὰς () ἠρημωμένας () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () τοῦ () Ισραηλ () λέγουσιν () Εἷς () ἦν () Αβρααμ () καὶ () κατέσχεν () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () πλείους () ἐσμέν, () ἡμῖν () δέδοται () ἡ () γῆ () εἰς () κατάσχεσιν. ()
[25] Διὰ () τοῦτο () εἰπὸν () αὐτοῖς () Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () κύριος () …
[27] Ζῶ () ἐγώ, () εἰ () μὴν () οἱ () ἐν () ταῖς () ἠρημωμέναις () μαχαίρᾳ () πεσοῦνται, () καὶ () οἱ () ἐπὶ () προσώπου () τοῦ () πεδίου τοῖς () θηρίοις () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ () δοθήσονται () εἰς () κατάβρωμα, καὶ () τοὺς () ἐν () ταῖς () τετειχισμέναις καὶ () τοὺς () ἐν () τοῖς () σπηλαίοις () θανάτῳ () ἀποκτενῶ. ()
[28] Καὶ () δώσω () τὴν () γῆν () ἔρημον, () καὶ () ἀπολεῖται () ἡ () ὕβρις () τῆς () ἰσχύος () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () ἐρημωθήσεται () τὰ () ὄρη () τοῦ () Ισραηλ () διὰ () τὸ () μὴ () εἶναι () διαπορευόμενον. ()
[29] Καὶ () γνώσονται () ὅτι () ἐγώ () εἰμι () κύριος· () καὶ () ποιήσω () τὴν () γῆν () αὐτῶν () ἔρημον, () καὶ () ἐρημωθήσεται () διὰ () πάντα () τὰ () βδελύγματα () αὐτῶν, () ἃ () ἐποίησαν. ()
[30] Καὶ () σύ, () υἱὲ () ἀνθρώπου, () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τοῦ () λαοῦ () σου () οἱ () λαλοῦντες () περὶ () σοῦ () παρὰ () τὰ () τείχη () καὶ () ἐν () τοῖς () πυλῶσι () τῶν () οἰκιῶν () καὶ () λαλοῦσιν () ἄνθρωπος () τῷ () ἀδελφῷ () αὐτοῦ () λέγοντες () Συνέλθωμεν () καὶ () ἀκούσωμεν () τὰ () ἐκπορευόμενα () παρὰ () κυρίου, ()
[31] ἔρχονται () πρὸς () σέ, () ὡς () συμπορεύεται () λαός, () καὶ () κάθηνται () ἐναντίον () σου () καὶ () ἀκούουσιν () τὰ () ῥήματά () σου, () καὶ () αὐτὰ () οὐ () μὴ () ποιήσουσιν, () ὅτι () ψεῦδος () ἐν () τῷ () στόματι () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ὀπίσω () τῶν () μιασμάτων () ἡ () καρδία () αὐτῶν. ()
[32] Καὶ () γίνῃ () αὐτοῖς () ὡς () φωνὴ () ψαλτηρίου ἡδυφώνου εὐαρμόστου, καὶ () ἀκούσονταί () σου () τὰ () ῥήματα () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ποιήσουσιν () αὐτά. ()
[33] Καὶ () ἡνίκα () ἂν () ἔλθῃ, () ἐροῦσιν () Ἰδοὺ () ἥκει· () καὶ () γνώσονται () ὅτι () προφήτης () ἦν () ἐν () μέσῳ () αὐτῶν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.