1Yo, the Lord hit me up again, saying,

2Yo, fam, tell your peeps, when I bring the sword to a land, if they grab someone from the coast and make him their watchman:

3If he sees the sword coming and blows the trumpet to warn the squad;

4Then whoever hears the trumpet and ignores the warning; if the sword comes and takes him out, that’s on him.

5He heard the trumpet but didn’t listen; that’s on him. But the one who listens gets saved, no cap.

6But if the watchman sees the sword coming and doesn’t blow the trumpet, and the people aren’t warned; if the sword comes and takes someone out, that’s on the watchman, for real.

7So you, son of man, I made you a watchman for Israel; you gotta hear my words and warn them, periodt.

8When I say to the wicked, “Yo, you’re gonna die;” if you don’t warn him to change his ways, that wicked dude’s death is on you.

9But if you warn the wicked to turn from his ways and he doesn’t listen, he’ll die in his sins; but you saved yourself, fr.

10So, son of man, tell the house of Israel; say this: If our sins are all over us and we’re struggling, how can we even live?

11Yo, tell them, as I vibe, says the Lord God, I ain't about that death of the wicked life; I want them to turn it around and live, for real. Why you wanna die, Israel fam?

12So, son of man, tell your peeps, the good stuff a righteous person does won't save him if he messes up; and the wicked ain’t gonna be saved just 'cause he turned from his wickedness. Righteousness ain't a free pass, periodt.

13When I say the righteous will live, if he thinks he’s got it all figured out and still does wrong, all that good he did won't matter; he’s gotta own his wrongs, or he’s out, no cap.

14Again, when I tell the wicked, "You gonna die," if he bounces back from his sins, and does what’s right and chill, he’ll be good.

15If the wicked gives back what he took, walks the straight path without doing wrong, he’ll definitely live, no doubt.

16None of his past wrongs will be thrown back at him: he’s doing what’s right and lawful; he’s set to live, fr.

17But your people be saying, "The Lord’s way ain't fair," but for real, their way is the sus one.

18When the righteous dips from his good vibes and messes up, he gonna face the consequences, straight up.

19But if the wicked flips the script and does what’s right, he’ll be living, no cap.

20Yet y’all still saying, "The Lord’s way ain’t fair." Listen up, Israel fam, I’m judging each of you based on your own vibes.

21So, in the twelfth year of our captivity, on the tenth month and the fifth day, someone who dipped from Jerusalem came to me, saying, "The city's totally wrecked."

22Then the Lord's vibes hit me in the evening before the escapee showed up; He opened my mouth, and when morning came, I was no longer mute.

23And then the word of the Lord was like, "Yo, listen up!"

24Son of man, the peeps living in the land of Israel are saying, "Abraham was the OG, and he got the land, but we’re a squad; the land is ours for the taking."

25So tell them, "This is what the Lord God says: You’re munching on blood, gazing at your idols, and spilling blood; you think you can just claim the land?"

26You’re standing on your swords, doing the most sus stuff, and messing with your neighbor’s partner; you really think you can take the land?

27Say it like this to them, "The Lord God says: As I live, those in the wasteland will get taken out by the sword, and anyone in the open field will be lunch for the beasts, while those in the forts and caves will catch the plague."

28I'm about to make the land super desolate, and all the flexing will stop; the mountains of Israel will be empty, and no one will pass through.

29Then they’ll know I'm the Lord when I make the land super desolate because of all the savage things they’ve done.

30Also, son of man, your people are still chatting about you by the walls and doors, saying to each other, "Come through and hear what the Lord has to say."

31They pull up to you like, "What's good?" and vibe with you, but lowkey they ain't about that action. They talk a big game, but their hearts are just chasing after the next big thing.

32Honestly, you’re like that fire song with a dope beat, and they’re vibing hard, but they ain't actually living it.

33When it all goes down, for real, they'll realize a prophet was in their midst, no cap.

1Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

3If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

4Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.

7So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

8When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

10Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?

11Say 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?

12Therefore, 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: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

15If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

16None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.

17Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

20Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

21And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

22Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

23Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

26Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

27Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

28For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

29Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

30Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.

31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

32And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

33And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.