Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 33:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people” at Ezekiel 33:3 as a specific part of “A Civic Watchman Is Accountable for Sounding the Trumpet.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 33:1–6
Read Ezekiel 33:3 with 33:1–6. By itself, “If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A people appoint a watchman; those who ignore a clear warning bear responsibility, while a watchman who sees danger and stays silent answers for the bloodshed.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 33:1–6 — A Civic Watchman Is Accountable for Sounding the TrumpetSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 33:1–6, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 33:1–6
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