Ezekiel 33:4
then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and takes no warning, if the sword comes, and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
3if, when he sees the sword come upon the land, he blows the trumpet, and warns the people,
Cross References
Leviticus 20:9For he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
2 Samuel 1:16And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head, for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain LORD's anointed.
2 Chronicles 25:16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? Cease. Why should thou be smitten? Then the prophet ceased, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee,
Jeremiah 6:17And I set watchmen over you, [saying], Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah 42:20For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls. For ye sent me to LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to LORD our God, and according to all that LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.
Ezekiel 33:5He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took no warning; his blood shall be upon him. Whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 33:2-10
The Watchman's Office; The Prophet a Watchman to Israel. ( b. c. 587.) 1 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 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: 3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away,… Read the whole commentary →