Ezekiel 33:4

Then as for him who really heard the sound of the horn and took not warning, The sword indeed hath come and taken him away,— His blood, upon his own head shall remain:—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And he shall see the sword coming upon the land,—and shall blow with the horn and warn the people

5The sound of the horn, he heard, but took not warning, His blood, upon himself shall remain,— Whereas had he taken warning, his own soul, he should have delivered.

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Cross References

Leviticus 20:9When, any man whatsoever, curseth his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death,—his father or his mother, hath he cursed, his blood, shall be upon himself.

2 Samuel 1:16And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thine own head,—for, thine own mouth, hath testified against thee, saying, I myself, put to death the Anointed of Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 25:16And it came to pass, as he spake unto him, that he said to him, To be, counselor to the king, have we appointed thee? forbear thou, wherefore should they smite thee? So the prophet forbare, and said—I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

Jeremiah 6:17Therefore will I raise up over you, watchmen, Give ye heed to the sound of a horn,—But they said, We will not give heed!

Jeremiah 42:20For ye have deceived yourselves at the cost of your lives, for, ye yourselves, sent me unto Yahweh your God, saying,—Pray thou in our behalf, unto Yahweh our God,—and according to all that Yahweh our God shall say, so, tell us and we will do it.

Ezekiel 33:5The sound of the horn, he heard, but took not warning, His blood, upon himself shall remain,— Whereas had he taken warning, his own soul, he should have delivered.

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 →

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