Ezekiel 3:17
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17 (A)“Son of man, I have made you (B)a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them (C)warning from Me:
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Isaiah 62:6
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6 (A)I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall [a]never hold their peace day or night.
You who [b]make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
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- Isaiah 62:6 not be silent
- Isaiah 62:6 remember
Isaiah 52:8
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8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices,
With their voices they shall sing together;
For they shall see eye to eye
When the Lord brings back Zion.
Hebrews 13:17
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17 (A)Obey those who [a]rule over you, and be submissive, for (B)they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
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- Hebrews 13:17 lead
Colossians 1:28
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28 Him we preach, (A)warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, (B)that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
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Jeremiah 6:17
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17 Also, I set (A)watchmen over you, saying,
(B)‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
2 Chronicles 19:10
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10 (A)Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and (B)wrath come upon (C)you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
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14 Now we [a]exhort you, brethren, (A)warn those who are [b]unruly, (B)comfort the fainthearted, (C)uphold the weak, (D)be patient with all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle
2 Corinthians 5:20
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20 Now then, we are (A)ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
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Habakkuk 2:1
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The Just Shall Live by Faith
2 I will (A)stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.
Ezekiel 33:2-9
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2 “Son of man, speak to (A)the children of your people, and say to them: (B)‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their (C)watchman, 3 when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does (D)not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, (E)his blood shall be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will [a]save his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, (F)he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
7 (G)“So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you shall surely die!’ and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 Nevertheless if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have [b]delivered your soul.
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- Ezekiel 33:5 Or deliver his soul
- Ezekiel 33:9 Or saved your life
Isaiah 58:1
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Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(A)Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
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- Isaiah 58:1 do not hold back
Isaiah 56:10
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10 His watchmen are (A)blind,
They are all ignorant;
(B)They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
[a]Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
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- Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
Isaiah 21:11-12
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Proclamation Against Edom
11 (A)The [a]burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of (B)Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
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- Isaiah 21:11 oracle, prophecy
2 Corinthians 5:11
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11 Knowing, therefore, (A)the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
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1 Corinthians 4:14
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Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but (A)as my beloved children I warn you.
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Acts 20:28-31
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28 (A)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [a]of God (C)which He purchased (D)with His own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my departure (E)savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also (F)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking [b]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 Therefore watch, and remember that (G)for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
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- Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God
- Acts 20:30 misleading
Jeremiah 6:10
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10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,
That they may hear?
Indeed their (A)ear is uncircumcised,
And they cannot give heed.
Behold, (B)the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.
Isaiah 21:6
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6 For thus has the Lord said to me:
“Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he sees.”
Jeremiah 31:6
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6 For there shall be a day
When the watchmen will cry on Mount Ephraim,
(A)‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
To the Lord our God.’ ”
Isaiah 21:8
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8 [a]Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the (A)watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
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- Isaiah 21:8 DSS Then the observer cried, “My Lord!
Matthew 3:7
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7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (A)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (B)the wrath to come?
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