Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
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?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And also if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself to fight?
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?
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 In like manner, the things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, if, a distinction in the sounds, they do not give, how shall it be known, what is being piped or harped? 8 For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle? 9 So, also, ye, through means of the tongue, except ye give intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is being spoken? for ye will be speaking, to the air.
Cross References
Numbers 10:9
And when ye go into war in your land against thee assailant that assaileth you, then shall ye blow an alarm with the trumpets, - and bring yourselves to mind before Yahweh your God, and be saved, from your enemies,
Jeremiah 4:19
My bowels! My bowels! I am pained in the walls of my heart My heart beateth aloud to me I cannot be still! For the sound of a horn, hast thou heard O my soul, The loud shout of war!
Joshua 6:4-20
And, seven priests, shall bear the seven rams' horns before the ark, and, on the seventh day, shall ye compass the city seven times, - and, the priests, shall blow with the horns.
Judges 7:16-18
And he divided the three hundred men, into three companies, - and put horns into the hands of them all, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers.
Nehemiah 4:18-21
Even they who were building, every man, had his sword girded upon his loins, and so was building, - and, he that sounded the horn, was by my side.
Job 39:24-25
With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground, - he will not stand still when the horn soundeth;
Isaiah 27:13
And it shall come to pass in that day, That there shall be a blowing with a great horn, Then shall come in Such as have wandered in the land of Assyria, And such as have been outcasts in the land of Egypt, - And they shall bow themselves down unto Yahweh In the holy mountain, In Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 33:3-6
And he shall see the sword coming upon the land, - and shall blow with the born and warn the people
Joel 2:1
Blow ye a horn in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land, tremble, - for coming is the day of Yahweh, for it is near! -
Amos 3:6
Or a horn be blown in a city, and, a people, not tremble? Or calamity happen in a city, and, Yahweh, not have wrought with effect?
Ephesians 6:11-18
Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;