Time after Pentecost · Proper 18 · Year A
Ezekiel 33:7-9
The Watchman
September 6, 2026
Overview & Insights
“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.” (Ezekiel 33:11)
God appoints Ezekiel as a watchman for Israel who must warn the wicked or share their guilt. God declares that he takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but calls them to turn from their ways and live.
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Commentary
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:7-11 Working Preacher
The Lutheran home commentary on this watchman passage by a named seminary scholar.
Ezekiel 33 - The Watchman's Duty Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical study of the watchman's charge and God's desire for the wicked to live.
Ezekiel 33:7 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on the watchman and the call to repent.
Ezekiel 33:7 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight
A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.
Ezekiel Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Ezekiel.
Background & Word Study
Ezekiel 33 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
The Hebrew of the watchman oracle alongside English with linked Jewish commentary for the OT reading.
Ezekiel 33:7 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
Overview: Ezekiel 1-33 BibleProject
An animated overview of Ezekiel that frames the prophet's role as watchman.
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