Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And also if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself to fight?
New American Standard Bible
For if
King James Version
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
Holman Bible
In fact, if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?
International Standard Version
For example, if a bugle doesn't sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?
A Conservative Version
For also if a trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
American Standard Version
For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?
Amplified
And if the [war] bugle produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
An Understandable Version
For if the trumpet gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for a battle?
Anderson New Testament
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
Bible in Basic English
For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?
Common New Testament
And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if the trumpet give an undistinguish'd sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
Darby Translation
For also, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for war?
Godbey New Testament
For if indeed the trumpet may give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the war?
Goodspeed New Testament
If the bugle does not sound a clear call, who will prepare for battle?
John Wesley New Testament
And if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
Julia Smith Translation
For also if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war?
King James 2000
For if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?
Lexham Expanded Bible
For indeed, if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare for battle?
Modern King James verseion
For also if a trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?
Moffatt New Testament
If the trumpet sounds indistinct, who will get ready for the fray?
Montgomery New Testament
Or, for example, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, what soldier will be prepared for battle?
NET Bible
If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?
New Heart English Bible
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
Noyes New Testament
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
Sawyer New Testament
For also if the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
The Emphasized Bible
For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if the trumpet also give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
Twentieth Century New Testament
If the bugle sounds a doubtful call, who will prepare for battle?
Webster
For if the trumpet shall give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
Weymouth New Testament
If the bugle--to take another example--gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle?
Williams New Testament
Again, indeed, if the bugle does not sound a call distinct and clear, who will prepare for battle?
World English Bible
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
Worrell New Testament
For even if a trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare for war?
Worsley New Testament
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for the battle?
Youngs Literal Translation
for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Themes
Language » Power of speaking different » Sometimes abused
Music » The movements of armies regulated by
Prophecy and prophets » Prophesying vs. Tongues
Tongues » Tongues vs. Prophesying
Tongues (the gift) » The miraculous gift granted to some early Christians
Trumpet » Required to give an intelligible and understood sound
Topics
Interlinear
Paraskeuazo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 14:8
Images 1 Corinthians 14:8
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 14:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appropriate Use Of Prophecy And Tongues
7 Moreover when things without life give sound: whether it be a pipe, or a harp - except they make a distinction in the sounds - how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 8 And also if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself to fight? 9 Even so, likewise, when ye speak with tongues, except ye speak words that have signification, how shall it be understood what is spoken? For ye shall but speak in the air.
Cross References
Numbers 10:9
"And when ye shall go to war in your land against your enemies that vex you, ye shall trump with the trumpets and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
Jeremiah 4:19
"Ah, my belly! Ah, my belly!" shalt thou cry, "how is my heart so sore?" My heart panteth within me, I cannot be still, for I have heard the crying of the trumpets, and peals of war.
Joshua 6:4-20
And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. And the seventh day, ye shall compass the city seven times and the priests shall blow with their trumpets.
Judges 7:16-18
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and gave every man a trumpet in his hand, with an empty pitcher and lamps therein,
Nehemiah 4:18-21
And everyone that builded, had his sword gird by his side, and so builded they. And the trumpeters stood beside me.
Job 39:24-25
yet rusheth he in fearlessly, and beateth upon the ground. He feareth not the noise of the trumpets,
Isaiah 27:13
Then shall the great trumpet be blown, so that those which have been destroyed in the Assyrian's land, and those that be scattered abroad in Egypt, shall come and worship the LORD at Jerusalem, upon the holy mount.
Ezekiel 33:3-6
The same man, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people.
Joel 2:1
Blow out the trumpet in Zion, and cry upon my holy hill: that all such as dwell in the land, may tremble at it. For the day of the LORD cometh, and is hard at hand:
Amos 3:6
Cry they out Alarum with the trumpet in the city, and the people not afraid? Cometh there any plague in a city without it be the LORD's doing?
Ephesians 6:11-18
Put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the devil.