Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ezekiel 33:11-12

"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth." — Ezekiel 33:11-12 (ASV)

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Therefore, thou son of man,

Notice how often God calls Ezekiel "the son of man." He had many wonderful visions, but he was to be kept humble by being constantly reminded that he was nothing more than a "son of man."

He was to be kept sympathetic with the people; they were men, and he was one of them: a "son of man." It seems hard that any mother's son of ours should die and perish; the thought that he will perish forever, is terrible indeed to one who recognizes his union with the race as a "son of man."