Ezekiel 33:3

Complete Jewish Bible

Now if, upon seeing the sword coming against that country, he blows the shofar and warns the people;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And suppose he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his trumpet to warn the people.

Hebrew Names Version
if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blow the shofar, and warn the people;

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

English Standard Version
and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people,

New American Standard Bible
and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the horn and warns the people,

New Century Version
When he sees the enemy coming to attack the land, he will blow the trumpet and warn the people.

Amplified Bible
and he sees the sword coming on the land, and he blows the trumpet and warns the people,

World English Bible
if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Geneva Bible (1587)
If when hee seeth the sworde come vpon ye land, he blow the trumpet, & warne the people,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people,

Legacy Standard Bible
and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people,

Berean Standard Bible
and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows his trumpet to warn the people.

Contemporary English Version
and to sound a warning signal when the enemy is seen coming.

Darby Translation
if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Easy-to-Read Version
If this guard sees enemy soldiers coming, he blows the trumpet and warns the people.

George Lamsa Translation
And when he sees the sword coming upon them, he shall blow the trumpet and warn the people;

Good News Translation
When he sees the enemy approaching, he sounds the alarm to warn everyone.

Lexham English Bible
and he sees the sword coming against the land, and he blows on the horn and he warns the people,

Literal Translation
and when he sees the sword coming on the land, and he blows the ram's horn and warns the people,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
ye same man (wha he seyth the swearde come vpon the londe) shall blowe the trompet, and warne the people.

American Standard Version
if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Bible in Basic English
If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the horn, and warn the people;

King James Version (1611)
If when he seeth the sword come vpon the land, hee blow the trumpet, and warne the people,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
If when he seeth the sworde come vpon the lande, he shall blow the trumpet and warne the people:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and he shall see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and sound an alarm to the people;

English Revised Version
if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seeth a swerd comynge on the lond, and sowneth with a clarioun, and tellith to the puple,

Update Bible Version
if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blows the trumpet, and warns the people;

Webster's Bible Translation
If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

New English Translation
He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people,

New King James Version
when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people,

New Living Translation
When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.

New Life Bible
and he sees the sword coming upon the land and sounds the horn to tell the people of the danger,

New Revised Standard
and if the sentinel sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he shall see the sword coming upon the land, - and shall blow with the born and warn the people

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sees the sword coming upon the land, and sound the trumpet, and tell the people:

Revised Standard Version
and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people;

Young's Literal Translation
And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,

Contextual Overview

¹ The word of Adonai came to me: ² "Human being, speak to your people; say to them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword on a country, and the people of that country take one of their men and appoint him their watchman. ³ Now if, upon seeing the sword coming against that country, he blows the shofar and warns the people; ⁴ then, if the sword comes and takes away someone who heard the sound of the shofar but paid no attention to it, the responsibility for that person's death will be his own — ⁵ he heard the shofar but paid no attention, so the responsibility for his death is his own; whereas if he had paid attention, he would have saved his life. ⁶ But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the shofar, so that the people are not warned; and then the sword comes and takes any one of them, that one is indeed taken away in his guilt, but I will hold the watchman responsible for his death.' ⁷ "Likewise you, human being — I have appointed you as watchman for the house of Isra'el. Therefore, when you hear the word from my mouth, warn them for me. ⁸ When I tell the wicked person, ‘Wicked person, you will certainly die'; and you fail to speak and warn the wicked person to leave his way; then that wicked person will die guilty; and I will hold you responsible for his death. ⁹ On the other hand, if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he doesn't turn from his way; then he will still die guilty, but you will have saved your own life.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he blow: Ezekiel 33:8, Ezekiel 33:9, Nehemiah 4:18, Nehemiah 4:20, Isaiah 58:1, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 51:27, Hosea 8:1, Joel 2:1, Amos 3:1-15, Amos 6:1-14, 1Cor. 14, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - then ye shall Nehemiah 9:26 - cast thy law Psalms 19:11 - Moreover Jeremiah 6:10 - give Amos 3:6 - a trumpet Matthew 3:7 - who Matthew 25:3 - foolish 1 Corinthians 15:52 - last 1 Thessalonians 5:14 - warn

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
He raised his eyes and looked, and there in front of him stood three men. On seeing them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, prostrated himself on the ground,

Genesis 33:11
So please accept the gift I have brought you, for God has dealt kindly with me and I have enough." Thus he urged him, until he accepted it.

Genesis 33:12
‘Esav said, "Let's break camp and get going. I'll go first."

Genesis 42:6
Yosef was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. Now when Yosef's brothers came and prostrated themselves before him on the ground,

Genesis 43:26
When Yosef arrived home, they went in the house and presented him with the gift they had brought with them, then prostrated themselves before him on the ground.

1 Samuel 2:5
The well-fed hire themselves for bread, while those who were hungry hunger no more. The barren woman has borne seven, while the mother of many wastes away.

Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and extricate yourself, since you put yourself in your friend's power: go, humble yourself, and pester your friend;

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If a ruler gets angry at you, stay at your post, because calmness soothes great offenses.

Luke 14:11
Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but everyone who humbles himself will be exalted."

John 10:4
After taking out all that are his own, he goes on ahead of them; and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

If what he seeth the sword come upon the land,.... Or those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; as soon as he observes a body of armed men, more or less, marching towards the borders of the land with a manifest intention to enter and invade it:

he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; warn the people by blowing the trumpet, the signal agreed on; by which they would understand that an enemy was at hand, or danger near; or warn them by word of mouth, as well as by the trumpet, where he could do it, and when it was necessary.