Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and thou shalt say to them, On whatsoever land I shall bring a sword, and the people of the land take one man of them, and set him for their watchman:
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1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:24And David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone before him.
Isaiah 21:6For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for thyself, and declare whatever thou shalt see.
Isaiah 62:6And on thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.
Jeremiah 15:2And it shall be, if they say to thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; As many as are for death, to death; and as many as are for famine, to famine; and as many as are for the sword, to the sword; and as many as are for captivity, to captivity.
Jeremiah 47:6And he came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, and dwelt in the midst of his people that was left in the land.
Ezekiel 3:11And go thy way, go in to the captivity, to the children of thy people, and thou shalt speak to them, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:2-10
The Watchman's Office; The Prophet a Watchman to Israel. ( b. c. 587.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →