Ezekiel 33:6

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 33:8 restates the same principle: if the watchman does not warn the wicked, their blood is on his hands.

Ezekiel 33:9 shows the positive outcome: warning the wicked delivers the watchman's own soul — the alternative to the guilt in 33:6.

Ezekiel 3:18-20 contains the earlier parallel command: the watchman must warn the wicked or suffer bloodguilt — the same responsibility restated.

In Ezekiel 3:17, God appoints Ezekiel as a watchman—the same commission, directly parallel to the duty described here.

In Ezekiel 3:20, the same principle of requiring blood from the watchman for failing to warn a righteous person who turns—direct parallel.

Ezekiel 34:10 holds shepherds accountable for neglecting the flock, paralleling the watchman's accountability for failing to warn.

Ezekiel 18:20 Related theme

Ezekiel 18:20 reinforces individual responsibility — each dies for their own sin, undergirding why the watchman's failure brings bloodguilt.

Isaiah 56:10 describes blind, silent watchmen — the very failure that triggers blood-reckoning for the negligent guardian in this passage.

Isaiah 56:11 condemns selfish shepherds who fail to care for the flock, mirroring the watchman's neglect that leaves the people unwarned.