Ezekiel 33:3

Translations

Modern

…and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.

Traditional

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

Literal

…and he sees the sword coming upon the land, and he blows on the shofar and warns the people,

Latin

…et ille viderit gladium venientem super terram, et cecinerit buccina, et annuntiaverit populo:

Original

Hebrew

English

…and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.

Notes

Ezekiel 33:2–4

watchman: See study note on Ezekiel 3:16219. The message about the watchman is part of Ezekiel’s public announcement, not a private task. It emphasizes that the listeners are responsible for acting on the watchman’s message.

Before Jerusalem's destruction, people ignored the warning. After the exile, they struggled to believe the message of hope. In both situations, Ezekiel faced rejection and was tempted to stay silent. God warned him again that he could not.

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Hosea 8:1
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
Nehemiah 4:20
Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
Joel 2:1
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Isaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Jeremiah 4:5
Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
Nehemiah 4:18
And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
Jeremiah 6:1
“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
Ezekiel 33:8–9
If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood.

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Watchman

Topics

Christian Minister: Duties of Opportunity: The Measure of Responsibility Responsibility: According to Privilege Trumpet used for Giving Alarm in Cases of Danger Trumpet: Figurative Trumpet: Sounded in Time of Danger Watchman: Alarm of, Given by Trumpets Watchmen in Time of Danger: Sounded an Alarm at the Approach of Enemies

Ezekiel 33:3

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