Isaiah 21:6 “For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him…”

Isaiah 21:6

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

For the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

For thus hath the Lord said vnto me, Go, set a watchman, to tell what he seeth.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'

Bible in Basic English

For so has the Lord said to me, Go, let a watchman be placed; let him give word of what he sees:

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Cross references

“Go”

Ezekiel 33:2–7 Ezekiel 3:17 2 Kings 9:17–20 Isaiah 62:6 Jeremiah 51:12 Jeremiah 51:13

Ezekiel 33:2–7 · BSB

“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,

Ezekiel 3:17 · BSB

“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.

2 Kings 9:17–20 · BSB

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 pe…

Isaiah 62:6 · BSB

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,

Jeremiah 51:12 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 51:13 · BSB

You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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