Ezekiel 3:17

“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 thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me." - Ezekiel 3:17
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What does Ezekiel 3:17 mean?

Ezekiel 3:17: "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." In this verse, the prophet Ezekiel is being addressed by God, who refers to him as "son of man." This title is used throughout…

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The Call of the Watchman: A Divine Duty

The verse from Ezekiel 3:17 (KJV) asserts a profound and weighty responsibility: "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." This powerful statement not only emphasizes the role of the…

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A Prayer for Faithful Watchmen

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, We come before You today with hearts full of reverence and awe, acknowledging Your supreme authority and everlasting wisdom. Your Word, as recorded in Ezekiel 3:17, reminds us of Your divine calling and responsibility entrusted to…

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Ezekiel 3:17
Ezekiel 3:17 - "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."
Ezekiel 17:3 - "And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:"
Ezekiel 17:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 12:17 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 17:11 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
ezekiel 8:3
Ezekiel 1:17 - "When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."
Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 17:2 - "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
Ezekiel 7:17 - "All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water."
Ezekiel 17:17 - "Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:"
Ezekiel 34:3–4
Ezekiel 37:17 - "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."
Ezekiel 38:1-3
Ezekiel 4:1-3
Ezekiel 33:3-9
1 corinthians 3:16-17
Ezekiel 17:14 - "That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand."
Ezekiel 30:17 - "The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity."
Ezekiel 42:17 - "He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 33:17 - "¶ Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal."
Exodus 17:3
Ezekiel 1:3 - "The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him."
1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 corinthians 3:16-17
Exodus 17:3
Genesis 17:3