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Isaiah 21:6

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

Isaiah 21:6 · Darby Bible

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Isaiah 21:6 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

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

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In context

3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain; anguish hath taken hold upon me, as the anguish of a woman in travail: I am bowed down so as not to hear, I am dismayed so as not to see.

4 My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.

5 Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.

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

7 And he saw chariots, horsemen by pairs, a chariot with asses, a chariot with camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed.

8 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.

9 — And behold, there cometh a chariot of men; horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of hergods he hath broken unto the ground.

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