Ezekiel 33:8 meaning and explanation
If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.
Ezekiel 33:8, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
God is speaking to Ezekiel, whom he has just appointed as a watchman for the house of Israel (verse 7). The image comes from city life: a sentry who sees danger must sound the alarm, and if he stays silent the people perish and he bears the blame.
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