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Isaiah 21:6

4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.

5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!

For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.

7 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”

8 Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
KJV
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
WEB
For the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.
ASV
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth:
DARBY
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
BLB
For thus the Lord has said to me: “Go, station the one keeping watch and let him declare what he sees.
ÅB
For så sa Herren til meg: Gå og still vaktmannen ut! Det han ser, skal han melde.
OTB
For dette er hva Herren har sagt til meg: “Gå, sett en vaktmann, la ham erklære hva han ser.
B1930
For så sa Herren til mig: Gå og still vaktmannen ut! Det han ser, skal han melde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Habakkuk 2:1–2

    I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

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  • Ezekiel 33:2–7

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

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  • Ezekiel 3:17

    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

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  • 2 Kings 9:17–20

    Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”

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  • Jeremiah 51:12–13

    Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.

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  • Isaiah 62:6

    On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

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