Isaiah 21:6

Isaiah chapter 21 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.5They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.

v.6This passage

v.7and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
2 Kings 9:17
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
Habakkuk 2:1
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.
Jeremiah 51:12
Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both purposed and done that which he spake concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;
Isaiah 62:6
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest,