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Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn`t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

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Duty to Warn, Not to Convert

All commentators agree that this verse establishes a clear principle of responsibility. The messenger's duty is to deliver the warning faithfully. The listener is then individually responsible for their own response and will be judged by God for their own actions, not the messenger's.

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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 3:18–21

18th Century

Theologian

This passage anticipates the great moral principle of divine government (Ezekiel 18:0) that each person is individually responsible for…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Ezekiel 3:19

16th Century

Theologian

The Prophet is here taught how usefully he will invest his labor, even if he should appear to fail; for he ought to be satisfied with this alone: t…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 3:19

17th Century

Pastor

Yet if you warn the wicked Of his sin and danger; lay before him his evil, and show him the sad consequences of going on …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 3:12–21

17th Century

Minister

This mission made the holy angels rejoice. All this was to convince Ezekiel that the God who sent him had power to support him in his work. He was …