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Ezekiel 33:3

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 33:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Ezekiel 33:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 33

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;
3if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4then 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.
5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.
6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“If what he seeth the sword come upon the land, &c.] 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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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the sword--invaders. An appropriate illustration at the time of the invasion of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he blow: Eze 33:8, Eze 33:9; Neh 4:18, Neh 4:20; Isa 58:1; Jer 4:5, Jer 6:1, Jer 51:27; Hos 8:1; Joe 2:1, Amo 3:1-15, Amo 6:1-14; 1Cor. 14, Co1 8:1-13 Ezekiel 33:4”
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