Ezekiel 33:7 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 33:7

As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.

BSB

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ASV

So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

KJV

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

However, we can discuss this passage in three ways: as the land that appoints a watchman for itself, either according to the literal sense, that is, the land of Judea, or according to the spiritual interpretation, the Church, which often chooses a watchman for the last things of its people, namely the one whom the Apostle, writing to the Corinthians, takes as a judge (1 Corinthians 15), or certainly the soul of the believer, which sets its mind and reason above the people and crowd of its thoughts, so that it does not accept all the incentives of thoughts, but judges and discerns what should be followed by itself and what should be avoided.

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

So thou, O son of man,.... Here begins the application of the parable to the prophet himself, describing his office and his duty: I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; which is repeated from Eze 3:17; see Gill on Eze 3:17. The Targum is, "I have appointed thee a teacher;'' a spiritual watchman; so pastors, teachers, ministers of the Gospel, are watchmen, 2Ti 4:5, therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me. The Targum is, "thou shalt receive the word from my Word, and warn them from sinning before me.''

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The substance of this we had before, ch. iii. He must let them know upon what terms they stand with God, that they are upon their trial, upon their good behaviour, that if a wicked man repent he shall not perish, but that if a righteous man apostatize he shall perish,

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַתָּ֣ה	ve.'a.Tah	and you	H859 →
בֶן־	ven-	O son of	H1121 →
אָדָ֔ם	'a.Dam	humankind	H120 →
צֹפֶ֥ה	tzo.Peh	a watchman	H6822 →
נְתַתִּ֖יךָ	ne.ta.Ti.kha	I have appointed you	H5414 →
לְבֵ֣ית	le.Veit	for [the] house of	H1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤	ve.sha.ma'.Ta	and you will hear	H8085 →
מִפִּי֙	mi.Pi	from mouth my	H6310 →
דָּבָ֔ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥	ve.hiz.har.Ta	and you will warn	H2094 →
אֹתָ֖ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mi.Me.ni	from me	H4480 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for…
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13
  But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
- 1 Timothy 5:17
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Hebrews 13:7
  Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Acts 20:28
  Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Through
Acts 5:20
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
leads to
- John 6:63
  The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- John 6:68
  Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- 1 John 5:11–12
  And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Ezekiel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Ezekiel