Ezekiel 33:4 “Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warni…”

Ezekiel 33:4

Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and doesn’t heed the warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

American Standard 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then hee that heareth the sounde of the trumpet, and will not bee warned, if the sworde come, and take him away, his blood shall be vpon his owne head.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And the hearer hath heard the voice of the trumpet, and he hath not taken warning, And come in doth the sword, and taketh him away, His blood is on his head.

Bible in Basic English

Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away.

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Cross references

“whosoever heareth”

Jeremiah 6:17 2 Chronicles 25:16 Zechariah 1:2–4 Proverbs 29:1 Jeremiah 42:20–22 James 1:22

Jeremiah 6:17 · BSB

I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’

2 Chronicles 25:16 · BSB

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have d…

Zechariah 1:2–4 · BSB

“The LORD was very angry with your fathers.

Proverbs 29:1 · BSB

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

Jeremiah 42:20–22 · BSB

For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’

James 1:22 · BSB

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

“his blood”

Ezekiel 18:13 Acts 18:6 Ezekiel 33:9 Ezekiel 33:5 Leviticus 20:9 Leviticus 20:11–27

Ezekiel 18:13 · BSB

He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

Acts 18:6 · BSB

But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Ezekiel 33:9 · BSB

But if you warn the wicked man to turn from his way, and he does not turn from it, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

Ezekiel 33:5 · BSB

Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.

Leviticus 20:9 · BSB

If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Leviticus 20:11–27 · BSB

If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.

5Since he heard the sound of the horn but failed to heed the warning, his blood will be on his own head. If he had heeded the warning, he would have saved his life.

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