Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, A watchman, have I appointed thee to the house of Israel,—and thou shalt hear, at my mouth a message, and shalt warn them from me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Yahweh came unto me saying
Cross References
Song of Solomon 3:3The watchmen that go round in the city, found me, The beloved of my soul, have ye seen?
Isaiah 21:6For, thus, hath My Lord said unto me,—Go, set the watchman, What he seeth, let him tell!
Isaiah 21:11The oracle on Dumah: Unto me, is one crying—out of Seir, Watchman! how far gone is the night? Watchman, how far gone is the night?
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark,—Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber.
Isaiah 62:6Upon thy walls O Jerusalem, have I appointed watchmen, All the day and all the night through, let them not hold their peace,—O ye that put Yahweh in mind, Do not take rest to yourselves,
Jeremiah 6:10Unto whom, can I speak—and bear witness, that they may hear? Lo! uncircumcised, is their ear, that they cannot attend,—Lo! the word of Yahweh, hath become to them a reproach, they take no delight therein.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 3:17-22
The Watchman's Office. ( b. c. 595.) 16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.… Read the whole commentary →