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Ezekiel 3:18 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 3:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 3 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”
Ezekiel 3:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 3:18
This verse establishes prophetic accountability: "When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning...his blood will I require at thine hand." The Hebrew phrase "his blood will I require" uses legal language of judicial responsibility. Ezekiel functions as a watchman (3:17) whose duty is warning, not converting. The wicked man's death results from his own sin, but the prophet's silence makes him complicit. This doesn't contradict sovereign election but emphasizes human responsibility in evangelism. The Reformed view of secondary causes appears: God ordains both...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 3:18
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“and doesn't blow the trumpet”
“if any among you wanders from the truth”
“when a righteous man does turn from his righteousness”
“O wicked man”
“no”
“and exhorted them”
“and to your teaching. Continue in these things”
“he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father”
“I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come.”