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Isaiah 21:8

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

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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
Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
KJV
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
WEB
He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.
ASV
And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
DARBY
And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.
BLB
And the lookout called out: “Upon the watchtower, my Lord, I stand continually by day, and at my post I take [my] stand every night.
ÅB
Da ropte han som en løve: Herre, på vakt står jeg alltid om dagen, og på min post er jeg stilt hver en natt;
OTB
Og vaktmannen ropte ut, “Dag etter dag, min herre, står jeg på vaktposten; hver natt blir jeg ved min post.
B1930
Da ropte han som en løve: Herre, på vakt står jeg alltid om dagen, og på min post er jeg stilt hver en natt;

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Cross references

  • Habakkuk 2:1–2

    I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

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  • Psalms 127:1

    Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

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  • Isaiah 56:10

    His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

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  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • Jeremiah 50:44

    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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  • Jeremiah 25:38

    He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

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  • Psalms 63:6

    When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

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  • Isaiah 62:6

    I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

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