Ezekiel 33 · Verse 3

Ezekiel 33:3

If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Ezekiel 33:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 33:3 in other translations

BSBand he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.
WEBif, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blows the trumpet and warns the people,
ASVif, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
YLTAnd he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,
DARBYif he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
BBEIf, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger;
WebsterIf when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

What does Ezekiel 33:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. the sword--invaders. An appropriate illustration at the time of the invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 33:1-9

Ezekiel's duty as a watchman. (Ezek 33:1-9) He is to vindicate the Divine government. (Ezek 33:10-20) The desolation of Judea. (Ezek 33:21-29) Judgments on the mockers of the prophets. (Ezek 33:30-33) Verses 1-9 The prophet is a watchman to the house of Israel. His business is to warn sinners of their misery and danger. He must warn the wicked to turn from their way, that they may live. If souls perish through his…

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Ezekiel 33:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'Ahand he will seeH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719
בָּאָ֣הba.'AhcomingH935
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'and he will give a blastH8628
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.Faron the trumpetH7782
וְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.Hirand he will warnH2094
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971

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Cross references for Ezekiel 33:3

  • Hosea 8:1

    Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

  • Nehemiah 4:20

    In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

  • Isaiah 58:1

    Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

  • Jeremiah 4:5

    Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.

  • Joel 2:1

    Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

  • Nehemiah 4:18

    For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

  • Jeremiah 51:27

    Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

  • Jeremiah 6:1

    O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

  • Ezekiel 33:8-9

    When I say unto 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 thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he blow.
8,9; Ne 4:18,20; Isa 58:1; Jer 4:5; 6:1; 51:27; Ho 8:1; Joe 2:1
Am 3.6 1Co 14.8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 33:2

    Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

  • Ezekiel 33:3

    If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

  • Ezekiel 33:4

    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.

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Ezekiel 33:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él viere venir la espada sobre la tierra, y tocare corneta, y avisare al pueblo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et qu’il voie venir l’épée sur le pays, et sonne de la trompette, et avertisse le peuple;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und er sieht das Schwert über das Land kommen, und stößt in die Posaune und warnt das Volk: -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et ille viderit gladium venientem super terram, et cecinerit buccina, et annuntiaverit populo: