Ezekiel 3:17 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁷ I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear a word from my mouth and warn them from me.

¹⁰ You must all conjointly determine every cause of your brethren who dwell in their cities, which shall come before you for decision, between blood and blood, and between ordinance and command. And you shall explain to them the rules of rectitude and judgments, that they may not sin against the Lord, and that no wrath may come upon you, nor upon your brethren. Thus you shall do and not sin.

³ The watchmen who take their rounds in the city, met me. Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

⁷ They who go the rounds in the city met me. They smote me; they wounded me. The keepers of the walls took my veil from me.

⁶ Because thus the Lord said to me, "Go set a watchman for thyself and proclaim what thou seest."

⁸ "Listen with the utmost attention, "said the Lord, "and call A fair breeze to the watch tower" I have kept my station all the day long, and by the camp I have stood the whole night;

¹¹ The vision concerning Idumea. TO me one calleth from Seir, "Guard ye the fortifications, " ¹² I keep watch morning and night. If thou wouldst inquire; inquire and dwell near me.

⁸ because the voice of thy watchmen is lifted up; with the voice therefore let all at the same time express joy. [c] Because eyes will look to eyes when the Lord compassionateth Sion;

¹⁰ you see that they are all blind; that they have not knowledge. They are dumb dogs, they cannot bark: they are asleep in bed, they love to slumber:

¹ [J] CRY aloud and spare not; raise thy voice like a trumpet: proclaim to my people their sins, and to the house of Jacob their iniquities.

⁶ Now upon thy walls, Jerusalem, I have set watchmen all the day; and all the night, they will not cease continually to mention the Lord;

¹⁰ [p] To whom shall I speak and give warning that he may hearken? behold their ears are uncircumcised and they cannot hear. [J] Behold the word of the Lord was to them an object of reproach and they would not.

¹⁷ I have set watchmen over you; hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, "We will not listen."

⁶ for there shall be a day of invitation to them who make apologies on the mountains of Ephraim, "Arise and go up to Sion to the Lord your God."

² Son of man speak to the children of thy people and thou shalt say to them, With regard to a land on which I am about to bring a sword, when the people of that land take a man, one of themselves, and make him their watchman; ³ if he upon seeing the sword coming against the land, sound the trumpet and warn the people; ⁴ and he who heareth the trumpet doth not take warning; and the sword cometh and cutteth him off; his blood shall be on his own head. ⁵ Because upon hearing the sound of the trumpet he did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself; for had he taken warning he might have saved his life. ⁶ But if the watchman, upon seeing the sword coming, doth not sound the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword cometh and taketh the life of any of them; that person is taken off because of his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hands. ⁷ Now, as for thee son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel, therefore thou shalt hear a word from my mouth. ⁸ When I say to the sinner, Thou shalt die: if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way; that unrighteous man shall die for his iniquity; but his blood I will require at thy hand. ⁹ But if thou forewarn the wicked of his way to turn him from it; and he turn not from it, he shall die for his wickedness and thou hast delivered thy soul.

¹ I will stand on my watch and go up upon a rock and look around, that I may see what he will say to me and what answer I shall receive to my expostulation.

⁷ And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them," Brood of vipers! who hath prompted you to flee from the impending wrath.

²⁸ Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock among which the holy spirit hath made you overseers to tend the congregation of God which he hath purchased with his own blood. ²⁹ For this I know, that after my departure there will enter in among you grievous wolves, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ Yes, even from among yourselves men will start up, speaking perverse things to draw the disciples after them. ³¹ Watch therefore, remembering that for the space of three years I did not cease, night nor day, with tears to warn every one.

¹⁴ I do not write these things to shame you, but am admonishing you as my beloved children.

²⁸ whom God hath placed in the congregation; first, apostles, secondly, prophets, thirdly, teachers, then miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, different languages.

¹¹ Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men, and are open to the view of God, and I hope that we have been open also to your conscience.

²⁰ we therefore as ambassadors for Christ; as if God were exhorting by us, we, in behalf of Christ, intreat, "Be reconciled to God;

²⁸ whom we proclaim, admonishing every man, and teaching every man with all wisdom; that we may present every one a full grown man in Christ Jesus;

¹⁴ And we exhort you, brethren; admonish the disorderly; comfort the desponding; support the weak; exercise forbearance towards all;

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and yield to them [for they are watching over your souls,[as they who must give an account] that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for this would be unprofitable for you.