“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.

“人子啊，我立你作以色列家守望的人，所以你要听我口中的话，替我警戒他们。

“人子啊，我立你作以色列家的守望者，所以你要听我口中的话，替我警戒他们。

“人子啊，我立你作以色列家的守望者，所以你要听我口中的话，替我警戒他们。

“人子啊，我立你做以色列人的守望者，你要把我告诫他们的话告诉他们。

“人子啊，我立了你作以色列家守望的人，所以你要聆听我口中的话，替我警告他们。

「人子啊，我立你作以色列家守望的人，所以你要聽我口中的話，替我警戒他們。

「人子啊，我立你作以色列家的守望者，所以你要聽我口中的話，替我警戒他們。

「人子啊，我立你作以色列家的守望者，所以你要聽我口中的話，替我警戒他們。

「人子啊，我立你做以色列人的守望者，你要把我告誡他們的話告訴他們。

“人子啊，我立了你作以色列家守望的人，所以你要聆聽我口中的話，替我警告他們。

『人子啊，我立了你做以色列家的守望人；你若從我口中聽到話語，總要替我警告他們。

人子歟、我立爾為以色列家戍卒、宜聽我口所言、代我戒之、

我令爾為戍卒、稽察以色列家、爾聽我言、代我示民。

人子歟、我為以色列人立爾為守望者、爾由我口聽言、代我示之以警戒、

“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

The Lord said,“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.

“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me.

“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, warn people immediately.

“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.

“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel. When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

“ Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.

“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.

For every dispute that comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities— whether it regards differences of bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, or judgments— you are to warn them, so they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come on you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.

The voices of your watchmen— they lift up their voices, shouting for joy together; for every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

I appointed watchmen over you and said,“ Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.” But they protested,“ We won’t listen!”

A pronouncement concerning Dumah: One calls to me from Seir,“ Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”The watchman said,“ Morning has come, and also night. If you want to ask, ask! Come back again.”

And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the lookout tower. I will watch to see what he will say to me and what I should reply about my complaint.

Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep.

Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen on your walls; they will never be silent, day or night. There is no rest for you, who remind the LORD.

“ Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.

Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.

“ Son of man, speak to your people and tell them,‘ Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman.And suppose he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his ram’s horn to warn the people.Then, if anyone hears the sound of the ram’s horn but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his death will be his own fault.Since he heard the sound of the ram’s horn but ignored the warning, his death is his own fault. If he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.However, suppose the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the ram’s horn, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives. Then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’“ As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me.If I say to the wicked,‘ Wicked one, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.But if you warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he doesn’t turn from it, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood.I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.Men will rise up even from your own number and distort the truth to lure the disciples into following them.Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,“ Be reconciled to God.”

We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.

For the Lord has said to me,“ Go, post a lookout; let him report what he sees.

The guards who go about the city found me. They beat and wounded me; they took my cloak from me— the guardians of the walls.

For there will be a day when watchmen will call out in the hill country of Ephraim,“ Come, let’s go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!”

Who can I speak to and give such a warning that they will listen? Look, their ear is uncircumcised, so they cannot pay attention. See, the word of the LORD has become contemptible to them— they find no pleasure in it.

The guards who go about the city found me. I asked them,“ Have you seen the one I love?”

Then the lookout reported,“ Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day, and I stay at my post all night.

When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“ Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?