Ezekiel 33:3

Good News Translation

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

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.

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

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;

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 Lord spoke to me. ² "Mortal man," he said, "tell your people what happens when I bring war to a land. The people of that country choose one of their number to be a lookout. ³ When he sees the enemy approaching, he sounds the alarm to warn everyone. ⁴ If someone hears it but pays no attention and the enemy comes and kills him, then he is to blame for his own death. ⁵ His death is his own fault, because he paid no attention to the warning. If he had paid attention, he could have escaped. ⁶ If, however, the lookout sees the enemy coming and does not sound the alarm, the enemy will come and kill those sinners, but I will hold the lookout responsible for their death. ⁷ "Now, mortal man, I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You must pass on to them the warnings I give you. ⁸ If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death. ⁹ If you do warn an evil person and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared."

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 looked up and saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them. Bowing down with his face touching the ground,

Genesis 33:11
Please accept this gift which I have brought for you; God has been kind to me and given me everything I need." Jacob kept on urging him until he accepted.

Genesis 33:12
Esau said, "Let's get ready and leave. I will go ahead of you."

Genesis 42:6
Joseph, as governor of the land of Egypt, was selling grain to people from all over the world. So Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 43:26
When Joseph got home, they took the gifts into the house to him and bowed down to the ground before him.

1 Samuel 2:5
The people who once were well fed now hire themselves out to get food, but the hungry are hungry no more. The childless wife has borne seven children, but the mother of many is left with none.

Proverbs 6:3

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If your ruler becomes angry with you, do not hand in your resignation; serious wrongs may be pardoned if you keep calm.

Luke 14:11
For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."

John 10:4
When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know 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.