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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Ezekiel 33:4

Then whosoeuer heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be vpon his owne head.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Impenitence;   Minister, Christian;   Opportunity;   Responsibility;   Trumpet;   Watchman;   The Topic Concordance - Warning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Trumpet;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Towers;   Watchmen;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Watches;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then, if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his death will be his own fault.
Hebrew Names Version
then whoever hears the sound of the shofar, and doesn't take warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
King James Version
Then 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.
English Standard Version
then if anyone who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
New American Standard Bible
then someone who hears the sound of the horn but does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
New Century Version
If they hear the sound of the trumpet but do nothing, the enemy will come and kill them. They will be responsible for their own deaths.
Amplified Bible
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his [own] head.
World English Bible
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and doesn't take warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then hee that heareth the sounde of the trumpet, and will not bee warned, if the sworde come, and take him away, his blood shall be vpon his owne head.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
Legacy Standard Bible
then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
Berean Standard Bible
Then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
Contemporary English Version
If any of these people hear the signal and ignore it, they will be killed in battle. But it will be their own fault, because they could have escaped if they had paid attention.
Complete Jewish Bible
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 —
Darby Translation
then 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
If people hear the warning but ignore it, the enemy will capture them and take them away as prisoners. They will be responsible for their own death.
George Lamsa Translation
Then whosoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not heed the warning, if the sword should come and take his life away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
Good News Translation
If someone hears it but pays no attention and the enemy comes and kills him, then he is to blame for his own death.
Lexham English Bible
and anyone who listens hears the sound of the horn and he does not take warning and the sword comes and it takes him, his blood will be on his own head.
Literal Translation
and the hearer hearing the sound of the ram's horn, and does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him; his blood shall be on his own head.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yff a man now heare the noyse off the trompet & will not be warned, and the swearde come ad take him awaye: his bloude shall be vpo his owne heade:
American Standard Version
then 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.
Bible in Basic English
Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
then whosoever heareth the sound of the horn, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then he that heareth the noyse of the trumpet and wyll not be warned, and the sworde come and take him away, his blood shalbe vpon his owne head.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and he that hears the sound of the trumpet shall hear indeed, and yet not take heed, and the sword shall come upon him, and overtake him, his blood shall be upon his own head.
English Revised Version
then 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe a man that herith, who euer he is, the sowne of the clarioun, and kepith not him silf, and the swerd cometh, and takith hym awei, the blood of hym schal be on the heed of hym.
Update Bible Version
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and does not take warning, if the sword comes, and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then whoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword shall come and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
New English Translation
but there is one who hears the sound of the trumpet yet does not heed the warning. Then the sword comes and sweeps him away. He will be responsible for his own death.
New King James Version
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
New Living Translation
Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die.
New Life Bible
then if anyone hears the horn and does not take care, and a sword comes and kills him, he will be to blame for his own death.
New Revised Standard
then if any who hear the sound of the trumpet do not take warning, and the sword comes and takes them away, their blood shall be upon their own heads.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then as for him who really heard the sound of the horn and took not warning, The sword indeed hath come and taken him away, - His blood, upon his own head shall remain: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then he that heareth the sound of the trumpet, whosoever he be, and doth not look to himself, if the sword come, and cut him off: his blood shall be upon his own head.
Revised Standard Version
then if any one who hears the sound of the trumpet does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
Young's Literal Translation
And the hearer hath heard the voice of the trumpet, and he hath not taken warning, And come in doth the sword, and taketh him away, His blood is on his head.

Contextual Overview

1 Againe the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying, 2 Sonne of man, speake to the children of thy people, and say vnto them, When I bring the sword vpon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman, 3 If when he seeth the sword come vpon the land, hee blow the trumpet, and warne the people, 4 Then whosoeuer heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning, if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be vpon his owne head. 5 Hee heard the sound of the trumpet, and tooke not warning, his blood shall be vpon him: but he that taketh warning, shall deliuer his soule. 6 But 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 iniquitie: but his blood will I require at the watchmans hand. 7 So thou, O sonne of man, I haue set thee a watchman vnto the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt heare the worde at my mouth, and warne them from me. 8 When I say vnto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die, if thou doest not speake to warne the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquitie: but his blood will I require at thine hand. 9 Neuerthelesse if thou warne the wicked of his way to turne from it: if he do not turne from his way, he shal die in his iniquitie: but thou hast deliuered thy soule.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whosoever heareth: Heb. he that hearing heareth, 2 Chronicles 25:16, Proverbs 29:1, Jeremiah 6:17, Jeremiah 42:20-22, Zechariah 1:2-4, James 1:22

his blood: Ezekiel 33:5, Ezekiel 33:9, Ezekiel 18:13, Leviticus 20:9, Leviticus 20:11-27, 2 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 2:37, Acts 18:6, Acts 20:26

Reciprocal: Joshua 2:19 - his blood Jeremiah 7:3 - Amend Acts 27:11 - believed Colossians 1:28 - warning

Cross-References

Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Iacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast preuailed.
Genesis 43:30
And Ioseph made haste: for his bowels did yerne vpon his brother: and he sought where to weepe, and hee entred into his chamber, & wept there.
Genesis 43:34
And hee tooke and sent measses vnto them from before him: but Beniamins measse was fiue times so much as any of theirs: and they drunke, and were merry with him.
Genesis 45:2
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
Genesis 46:29
And Ioseph made ready his charet, and went vp to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himselfe vnto him: and he fell on his necke, and wept on his necke a good while.
Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine eare be attentiue to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy seruant this day, and grant him mercie in the sight of this man. For I was the kings cup-bearer.
Job 2:12
And when they lift vp their eyes afarre off, and knew him not, they lifted vp their voice, and wept; and they rent euery one his mantle, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades toward heauen.
Psalms 34:4
I sought the Lord, and hee heard me; and deliuered mee from all my feares.
Proverbs 16:7
When a mans wayes please the Lord, he maketh euen his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 21:1
The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of water: hee turneth it whithersoeuer he will.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh no warning,.... Does not mind the notice given him; is incredulous of the danger he is in, or negligent of providing for his safety; fancies it is an alarm, and nothing else; and imagines there is no real danger, or what is a mere trifle; or, that the enemy is at a great distance, and it is time enough to provide for his defence:

if the sword come and take him away; those that kill with the sword, as the Targum, come suddenly on him, and take away his life, or carry him captive: his blood shall be upon his own head; the guilt of his slaughter, as the Targum; the sin will be his own; it must be brought in wilful murder; no blame can be laid upon any but himself; the watchman will be clear.


 
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