Ezekiel 3:19

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.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 3:21, the same watchman duty applies to the righteous: warning them preserves both their life and the watchman's soul — completing the parallel structure.

In Ezekiel 3:18, the negative counterpart is given: if the watchman fails to warn, the wicked dies and the watchman is guilty. Together they form the complete duty.

In Ezekiel 33:5, the watchman's duty is restated: if he warns and the wicked dies, he has delivered his life — a direct parallel passage reinforcing the same principle.

In Ezekiel 33:5, the watchman's duty is restated: if he warns and the wicked dies, he has delivered his life — a direct parallel passage reinforcing the same principle.

In Ezekiel 33:14, the same warning to the wicked is elaborated, emphasizing that if the wicked turns from sin, he shall live.

Ezekiel 2:5 Parallel

In Ezekiel 2:5, the same commission to speak to a rebellious house is given — the prophet's duty regardless of response.

2 Chronicles 36:15 describes God sending warnings by messengers repeatedly — directly mirroring the watchman's repeated duty.

Acts 20:26 Allusion

Paul claims innocence of blood — explicitly echoes the 'you have delivered your soul' principle of the watchman.

Acts 18:6 Parallel

Acts 18:6 shows Paul shaking his garments and saying 'your blood be on your own heads' — a direct parallel to the delivered soul.

Luke 10:11 Parallel

Luke 10:11's dust-wiping declares the city's guilt — exactly parallel to 'you have delivered your soul' after warning.

Luke 10:10 Parallel

Luke 10:10 instructs disciples to leave a rejecting city — mirroring the prophet's release from responsibility after warning.

Proverbs 29:1 says one often reproved who stiffens his neck will be broken — a wisdom parallel to the unrepentant wicked in Ezekiel.

2 Chronicles 36:16 records the people mocking God's messengers until wrath came — illustrating the rejection of warnings in Ezekiel 3:19.

2 Kings 17:13–23 Historical context

2 Kings 17:13-23 recounts God sending prophets to warn Israel, but they refused, leading to exile — a historical example of the warning principle.

Each dies for their own iniquity — reinforces the individual responsibility principle underlying the watchman's warning.

Isaiah 55:7 Related theme

Call to the wicked to repent with promise of pardon — complements the warning by showing the desired outcome and God's mercy.

In 1 Timothy 4:16, Paul says faithful teaching saves both the teacher and hearers, mirroring the principle of personal accountability in warning the wicked.

Jeremiah 44:5 records the people's refusal to listen — the same rejection that frees the prophet from guilt.

Jeremiah 44:4 shows God sending prophets persistently to warn — the same commission Ezekiel receives to warn the wicked.

Jeremiah 42:19-22 repeats the same warning pattern: if the remnant disobeys, they will die, but the prophet has delivered his message.