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Green's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 33:3

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Minister, Christian;   Opportunity;   Responsibility;   Trumpet;   Watchman;   Thompson Chain Reference - Instruments, Chosen;   Music;   Musical Instruments;   Trumpets;   The Topic Concordance - Warning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Trumpet;   Watchmen;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Towers;   Watchmen;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Watches;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Watchman;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Blow;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - War;  

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;
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,
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 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them: When I bring the sword on it, on a land, and take one man from the people of the land, their borders, and set him for a watchman to them, 3 and when he sees the sword coming on the land, and he blows the ram's horn and warns the people, 4 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. 5 He heard the sound of the ram's horn and took no warning; his blood shall be on himself. But he who took warning, he shall deliver his soul. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the ram's horn, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes a soul from them, he is taken in his iniquity. But I will require his blood from the watchman's hand. 7 And you, son of man, I gave you as a watchman to the house of Israel. And you shall hear the Word from My mouth and warn them from Me. 8 When I say to the wicked, O wicked one, dying you shall die! And you do not speak to warn the wicked one from his way, that wicked one shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood from your hand. 9 But you, if you warn the wicked from his way, to turn from it, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.

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
And he lifted up his eyes and looked; and, behold, three men were standing by him. And he saw, and he ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent. And he bowed to the ground.
Genesis 33:11
Please take my blessing which has been brought to you, because God has favored me, and because I have all things. And he urged him; and he accepted.
Genesis 33:12
And he said, Let us depart and go, and I will go with you.
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the potentate over the land, the one selling to all the people of the earth. And Joseph's brothers came in and bowed to him, face down to the earth.
Genesis 43:26
And Joseph came into the house. And they brought the present in their hand to him, into the house. And they bowed to him, to the earth.
1 Samuel 2:5
They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry have ceased, while the barren has borne seven; yea, she who had many sons has languished.
Proverbs 6:3
My son, do this then, and deliver yourself when you come into the hand of your friend: go lower yourself and be bold to your friend.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for composure quiets great offenses.
Luke 14:11
For everyone exalting himself will be humbled, and the one humbling himself will be exalted.
John 10:4
And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes in front 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.


 
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