Ezekiel 33:8
When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 33:7 appoints Ezekiel as watchman; verse 8 then details the consequence of failing to warn — they form one argument.
Ezekiel 33:6 states the same principle: if the watchman fails to warn, he is guilty of the blood shed.
Ezekiel 33:3 introduces the watchman analogy — blowing the trumpet to warn — which 33:8 applies to the prophet's duty.
Ezekiel 13:10 describes false prophets saying 'Peace' when there is none — the very deception the watchman must counteract by warning.
Ezekiel 18:4 states the same principle that the soul who sins will die, reinforcing individual accountability.
Ezekiel 18:10-13 gives an example of a wicked son who will die for his sins, illustrating the same death penalty.
Ezekiel 18:18 shows the father dying for his own sins, echoing the individual responsibility taught here.
Ezekiel 18:20 explicitly says the one who sins dies, directly paralleling the death sentence for the wicked.
Ezekiel 3:18 is the earlier identical statement — the same warning about the watchman's responsibility to warn the wicked.
Ezekiel 13:9 shows the fate of prophets who fail to warn: they are cut off from God's council — echoing the watchman's accountability.
Acts 20:27 describes Paul not shrinking from declaring God's purpose — the positive fulfillment of the watchman's warning task.
Acts 20:26 shows Paul claiming innocence of all blood because he proclaimed the whole counsel — exactly the watchman's cleared conscience.
Jeremiah 14:13-16 pronounces judgment on prophets who prophesy peace — showing the consequence of the opposite of a watchman's warning.
Jeremiah 8:11 repeats the 'peace, peace' false prophecy — showing the persistent lie the watchman is called to expose.
Genesis 3:4 directly contradicts God's death warning, while this verse reaffirms it—a stark contrast.
Acts 18:6 echoes the watchman's declaration — Paul says 'your blood be on your own heads' after warning, freeing himself from guilt.
Jeremiah 31:30 emphasizes that each dies for their own sin — complementing the watchman's role where the wicked still bears his own guilt.
Genesis 2:17 establishes the original death penalty for disobedience, which this verse applies to the wicked.