Ezekiel 33

Ezekiel 33:5

But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

But he, that taketh warning, stands upon his own defence, and preserveth his life.

Ezekiel 33:10

If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

If, according to thy prophecies, God have determined to reckon with us for our sins, and to bring judgment upon us, to what purpose shall our conversion be? and how shall we live, though we do amend?

Ezekiel 33:12

The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver

him in the day of his transgression. So also verse 13. See Ezek. xviii. verse 24.

Ezekiel 33:22

Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, &c.

The powerful motion of God’s Spirit was upon me in the evening, before the coming of that escaped messenger from Jerusalem; and put words into my mouth, not suffering me to keep silence any longer.

Ezekiel 33:24

Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

If Abraham, being but one, had this land given to him for his inheritance: how much more may we, his seed, to whom it is deduced, being many, challenge a due interest in it!

Ezekiel 33:25

Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God: Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

No; deceive not yourselves; ye are not the sons of faithful Abraham: your works are contrary to his: ye do wilfully transgress my commands: ye eat the blood together with the flesh, which I have forbidden: ye are guilty both of idolatry and murder; and can ye challenge to possess the land, in the right of Abraham?

Ezekiel 33:26

Ye stand upon your sword.

Ye rely upon the confidence of your own sword.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them.

They come to thee with reverence and respect, as the manner of my people is; and they sit before thee to hear thy words, in an awful and attentive fashion; but they will perform nothing of that, which is commanded them.

Ezekiel 33:32

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument.

They seem to take much pleasure and contentment in thy sermons; even no less, than a man would do in the hearing of an excellent song, of one that hath a pleasant voice, and plays sweetly on an instrument.

Ezekiel 33:33

And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

And when these judgments shall come to pass, which I have premonished, then they shall know and find, too late, that they have had a true prophet of God among them, whom they unworthily disrespected.