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Webster's Bible Translation

Ezekiel 33:3

If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn 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,
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;
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 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their borders, and set him for their watchman: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 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. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 6 But if the watchman shall see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword shall come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, O wicked [man], thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou shalt warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he shall not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy 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 lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Genesis 33:11
Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough: and he urged him, and he took [it].
Genesis 33:12
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.
Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which [was] in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
1 Samuel 2:5
[They that were] full have hired out themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren hath borne seven; and she that hath many children is become feeble.
Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offenses.
Luke 14:11
For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
John 10:4
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for 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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