Ezekiel 33:2
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:
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 33 connects to 10 cross-references. Renewal of Ezekiel's watchman commission as the news of Jerusalem's fall arrives. The principle of individual responsibility is repeated: turn from your wicked ways for why should you die? Those remaining in the land think they will inherit the land …
Other Translations
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;
`Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land--when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.
Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman:
Cross References
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that …
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving …
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is …
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: …
How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? …
O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy …
A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, …
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, …