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Ezekiel 3:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 3:19

Verse 19 of 27

Scripture focus

Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

Ezekiel 3:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 3:19

Theological / Devotional

Delivered thy soul. The responsibility of the watchman ends when the warning has been adequately given. However, the watchman may well inquire, “Was the warning given with the greatest effectiveness possible and was it extended for a sufficient length of time?”

Those who are warned are left free to choose whether they will hear or whether they will forbear. Every soul who is lost will be in such a state through his own choice. No blame can rest upon God, who has provided adequate opportunity to all.

Men live or die according to their own personal choice. Ezekiel is emphasizing personal responsibility rather than national. The individual Israelites were not to regard themselves as lost because their nation was suffering punishment. On the other hand, they were not to assume that repentance would be unnecessary for them individually because they had Abraham as their father (Matt. 3:9).

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