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Ezekiel 33:3,6 - Compare All Versions

Ezekiel 33:3 NIV (New International Version)

and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people

Ezekiel 33:6 NIV (New International Version)

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’

Ezekiel 33:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

and if he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the trumpet and warns the people

Ezekiel 33:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.

Ezekiel 33:3 NLT (New Living Translation)

When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people.

Ezekiel 33:6 NLT (New Living Translation)

But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.’

Ezekiel 33:3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

And suppose he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his ram’s horn  to warn the people.

Ezekiel 33:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

However, suppose the watchman sees the sword coming but doesn’t blow the ram’s horn, so that the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes away their lives. Then they have been taken away because of their iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’

Ezekiel 33:3 KJV (King James Version)

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

Ezekiel 33:6 KJV (King James Version)

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if 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.

Ezekiel 33:3 NKJV (New King James Version)

when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people

Ezekiel 33:6 NKJV (New King James Version)

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’

Ezekiel 33:1-5 MSG (The Message)

GOD’s Message came to me: “Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them, ‘If I bring war on this land and the people take one of their citizens and make him their watchman, and if the watchman sees war coming and blows the trumpet, warning the people, then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet and ignores it and war comes and takes him off, it’s his own fault. He heard the alarm, he ignored it—it’s his own fault. If he had listened, he would have saved his life.

Ezekiel 33:6 MSG (The Message)

“‘But if the watchman sees war coming and doesn’t blow the trumpet, warning the people, and war comes and takes anyone off, I’ll hold the watchman responsible for the bloodshed of any unwarned sinner.’

Ezekiel 33:3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the horn and warns the people

Ezekiel 33:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the horn and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away for his wrongdoing; but I will require his blood from the watchman’s hand.’

Ezekiel 33:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)

and he sees the sword coming on the land, and he blows the trumpet and warns the people

Ezekiel 33:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, he is taken away because of his corruption and sin; but I will require his blood from the watchman’s hand.’

Ezekiel 33:3 NET (New English Translation)

He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people

Ezekiel 33:6 NET (New English Translation)

But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person’s death.’