Ezekiel 3:18

KJV

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.

— Ezekiel 3:18, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. Ezekiel eats the scroll and it tastes as sweet as honey. He goes to the exiles in bitterness and sits among them for seven days overwhelmed. God appoints him as a watchman: if the wicked die without warning their blood …

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Other Translations

ASV

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 thy hand.

YLT

In My saying to the wicked: Thou dost surely die; and thou hast not warned him, nor hast spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked way, so that he doth live; he--the wicked--in his iniquity dieth, and his blood from thy hand I require.

BBE

When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

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