World English Bible
"For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?"
— 1 Corinthians 14:8, World English Bible
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself for war? ”
“If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
“For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?”
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.