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Ezekiel 33:2

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2“Son of man,b speak to your people,c and you must say to them, ‘A land, if I bring over it a sword and the people of the land take a man, one from their number, and they appoint him for them as a watchman,

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Footnotes

  1. bOr “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. cLiterally “the children of your people”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Son of man, speak to your people and say to them, If I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and make him their watchman,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, speak to your people and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them, ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land select a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman.

KJV 1900King James Version

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: