Ezekiel 33:3

3 and if the watchman sees war coming and blows the trumpet, warning the people,

Ezekiel 33:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 33:3

If what he seeth the sword come upon the land
Or those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; as soon as he observes a body of armed men, more or less, marching towards the borders of the land with a manifest intention to enter and invade it: he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
warn the people by blowing the trumpet, the signal agreed on; by which they would understand that an enemy was at hand, or danger near; or warn them by word of mouth, as well as by the trumpet, where he could do it, and when it was necessary.

Ezekiel 33:3 In-Context

1 God's Message came to me:

2 "Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them: 'If I bring war on this land and the people take one of their citizens and make him their watchman,

3 and if the watchman sees war coming and blows the trumpet, warning the people,

4 then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet and ignores it and war comes and takes him off, it's his own fault.

5 He heard the alarm, he ignored it - it's his own fault. If he had listened, he would have saved his life.