Ezekiel 33:3

Easy-to-Read Version

If this guard sees enemy soldiers coming, he blows the trumpet 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.

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;

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 the Lord came to me. He said, ² "Son of man, speak to your people. Say to them, ‘Whenever I bring enemy soldiers to fight against a country, the people choose someone to be a watchman. ³ If this guard sees enemy soldiers coming, he blows the trumpet and warns the people. ⁴ 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. ⁵ They heard the trumpet, but they ignored the warning. So they are responsible for their own deaths. If they had paid attention to the warning, they could have saved their own lives. ⁶ "‘But what if the guard sees the enemy soldiers coming, but does not blow the trumpet? Since he doesn't warn the people, the enemy will capture them and take them away as prisoners. They will be taken away because they sinned, but the guard will also be responsible for their deaths.' ⁷ "Now, son of man, I am choosing you to be a watchman for the family of Israel. If you hear a message from my mouth, you must warn the people for me. ⁸ I might say to you, ‘These evil people will die.' Then you must go warn them for me. If you don't warn them and tell them to change their lives, those evil people will die because they sinned. But I will make you responsible for their deaths. ⁹ But if you do warn the evil people to change their lives and stop sinning, and if they refuse to stop, they will die because they sinned. But you have saved your 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 looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.

Genesis 33:11
So I beg you to also accept the gifts I give you. God has been very good to me. I have more than I need." Because Jacob begged Esau to take the gifts, he accepted them.

Genesis 33:12
Then Esau said, "Now you can continue your journey. I will go with you."

Genesis 42:6
Joseph was the governor of Egypt at the time. He was the one who checked the sale of grain to people who came to Egypt to buy it. Joseph's brothers came to him and bowed before him.

Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, the brothers gave him the gifts they had brought with them. Then they bowed down to the ground in front of him.

1 Samuel 2:5
People who had plenty of food in the past must now work to get food. But those who were hungry in the past now grow fat on food. The woman who was not able to have children now has seven children. But the woman who had many children is sad because her children are gone.

Proverbs 6:3
You will be under the power of other people, so you must go and free yourself. Beg them to free you from that debt.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
Don't quit your job simply because the boss is angry with you. If you remain calm and helpful, you can correct even great mistakes.

Luke 14:11
Everyone who makes themselves important will be made humble. But everyone who makes themselves humble will be made important."

John 10:4
He brings all of his sheep out. Then he goes ahead of them and leads them. 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.