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If they hear the sound of the trumpet but do nothing, the enemy will come and kill them. They will be responsible for their own deaths. They heard the sound of the trumpet but didn’t do anything. So they are to blame for their own deaths. If they had done something, they would have saved their own lives. But if the watchman sees the enemy coming to attack and does not blow the trumpet, the people will not be warned. Then if the enemy comes and kills any of them, they have died because of their own sin. But I will punish the watchman for their deaths.’

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then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning(A) and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.(B) Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head.(C) If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.(D) But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’(E)

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