Nevertheless, 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.
Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way ... if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. The blood of the wicked countrymen of the prophet had by this time been shed (Ezekiel 33:21), Jerusalem having been by this time "smitten;" but Ezekiel was clear.