Again the word of the Lord came unto me After the delivery of various prophecies concerning the ruin of other nations, the Ammonites, Tyrians, and Egyptians, a fresh prophecy comes from the Lord concerning the Jews: saying; as follows:
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"Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: 'When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman,
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when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people,
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then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.
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He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life.