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Ezekiel 33:2

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:

KJV

Fili hominis, loquere ad filios populi tui, et dices ad eos : Terra, cum induxero super eam gladium, et tulerit populus terræ virum unum de novissimis suis, et constituerit eum super se speculatorem :

Vulgate

Υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς Γῆ ἐφ’ ἣν ἂν ἐπάγω ῥομφαίαν, καὶ λάβῃ ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς ἄνθρωπον ἕνα ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ δῶσιν αὐτὸν ἑαυτοῖς εἰς σκοπόν,

LXX

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;

ASV

בֶּן אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶל בְּנֵֽי עַמְּ/ךָ֙ וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם אֶ֕רֶץ כִּֽי אָבִ֥יא עָלֶ֖י/הָ חָ֑רֶב וְ/לָקְח֨וּ עַם הָ/אָ֜רֶץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶחָד֙ מִ/קְצֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/נָתְנ֥וּ אֹת֛/וֹ לָ/הֶ֖ם לְ/צֹפֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צֹּפֶה֙
tsph
verb · 37×
קְצֵ֣ה
qtsh
noun · 97×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 20:26 — Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
  • Ezek 3:11 — And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
  • Ezek 3:11 — And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
  • Ezek 3:17 — Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
  • Ezek 3:27 — But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebelli
  • Ezek 14:17 — Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:
  • Ezek 33:12 — Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall
  • Ezek 33:17 — Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
  • Ezek 33:30 — Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray y
  • Heb 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable
  • Isa 21:6 — For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
  • Isa 62:6 — I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
  • Isa 62:6 — I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
  • Jer 6:17 — Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
  • Jer 15:2 — And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the swor
  • Lev 26:25 — And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered i
  • Mark 13:34 — For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
  • Ps 127:1 — Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
  • Song 3:3 — The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
  • Zech 13:7 — Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little one