Yehezkiel 3:17

3:17 “Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman ¹  for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

Yehezkiel 7:9

7:9 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ²  you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, ³  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you. ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 13:15

13:15 I will vent my rage against the wall, and against those who coated it with whitewash. Then I will say to you, “The wall is no more and those who whitewashed it are no more –

Yehezkiel 18:4

18:4 Indeed! All lives are mine – the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one ⁵  who sins will die.

Yehezkiel 22:20

22:20 As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there ⁶  and melt you.

Yehezkiel 22:22

22:22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out my anger on you.’”

Yehezkiel 33:7

33:7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman ⁷  for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.

[3:17]  ¹ tn The literal role of a watchman is described in 2 Sam 18:24; 2 Kgs 9:17.

[7:9]  ² tn The meaning of the Hebrew term is primarily emotional: “to pity,” which in context implies an action, as in being moved by pity in order to spare them from the horror of their punishment.

[7:9]  ³ tn Heb “According to your behavior I will place on you.”

[7:9]  ⁴ tn The MT lacks “you.” It has been added for clarification.

[18:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “life.”

[22:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will put.” No object is supplied in the Hebrew, prompting many to emend the text to “I will blow.” See BHS and verse 21.

[33:7]  ⁷ sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman.