Isaiah 21:6

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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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  • 2 Kgs 9:17-20 : 17 And the watchman on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu and his band coming, and said, I see a band of people. And Joram said, Send out a horseman to them, and let him say, Is it peace? 18 So a horseman went out to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? come after me. And the watchman gave them word, saying, The horseman went up to them, but has not come back. 19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came up to them and said, The king says, Is it peace? And Jehu said in answer, What have you to do with peace? come after me. 20 And the watchman gave them word, saying, He went up to them and has not come back again; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu, son of Nimshi, for he is driving violently.
  • Jer 51:12-13 : 12 Let the flag be lifted up against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, put the watchmen in their places, make ready a surprise attack: for it is the Lord's purpose, and he has done what he said about the people of Babylon. 13 O you whose living-place is by the wide waters, whose stores are great, your end is come, your evil profit is ended.
  • Ezek 3:17 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.
  • Ezek 33:2-7 : 2 Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman: 3 If, when he sees the sword coming on the land, by sounding the horn he gives the people news of their danger; 4 Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away. 5 On hearing the sound of the horn, he did not take note; his blood will be on him; for if he had taken note his life would have been safe. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood. 7 So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger.
  • Hab 2:1-2 : 1 I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest. 2 And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.
  • Isa 62:6 : 6 I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

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    7 And when he sees war-carriages, horsemen by twos, war-carriages with asses, war-carriages with camels, let him give special attention.

    8 And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:

    9 See, here come war-carriages with men, horsemen by twos: and in answer he said, Babylon is made low, is made low, and all her images are broken on the earth.

    10 O my crushed ones, the grain of my floor! I have given you the word which came to me from the Lord of armies, the God of Israel.

    11 The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night?

    12 The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.

  • Ezek 33:6-7
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    6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsible for his blood.

    7 So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger.

  • Jer 6:17-18
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    17 And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention.

    18 So then, give ear, you nations, and ...

  • Hab 2:1-2
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  • Ezek 3:17
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    17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.

  • Ezek 21:1-2
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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  • Isa 21:5
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    5 They make ready the table, they put down the covers, they take food and drink. Up! you captains; put oil on your breastplates.

  • Jer 31:6
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    6 For there will be a day when those who get in the grapes on the hills of Ephraim will be crying, Up! let us go up to Zion to the Lord our God.

  • Jer 4:16
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    16 Make this come to the minds of the nations, make a statement openly against Jerusalem, that attackers are coming from a far country and their voices will be loud against the towns of Judah.

  • Ezek 33:1-2
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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  • Ezek 21:8
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    8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 6:1
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Isa 62:6
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    6 I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

  • Jer 17:19
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    19 This is what the Lord has said to me: Go and take your place in the doorway of Benjamin, where the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the doorways of Jerusalem;

  • Jer 4:21
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    21 How long will I go on seeing the flag and hearing the sound of the war-horn?

  • Ezek 12:21
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    21 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 22:1
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Jer 21:11
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    11 About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;

  • 2 Sam 18:26
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    26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.

  • Jer 1:12-13
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    12 Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.

    13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is from the north.

  • Isa 6:9
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    9 And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

  • Zech 6:9
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    9 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 21:18
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    18 And the word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

  • Ezek 9:1
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    1 Then crying out in my hearing in a loud voice, he said, Let the overseers of the town come near, every man armed.

  • Jer 6:27
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    27 I have made you a tester among my people, so that you may have knowledge of their way and put it to the test.

  • Isa 18:3
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    3 All you peoples of the world, and you who are living on the earth, when a flag is lifted up on the mountains, give attention; and when the horn is sounded, give ear.

  • Isa 41:27
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    27 I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.

  • Jer 22:1
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    1 This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word,

  • Ezek 12:1
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Jer 11:6
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    6 And the Lord said to me, Give out these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Give ear to the words of this agreement and do them.

  • 2 Kgs 9:17
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    17 And the watchman on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu and his band coming, and said, I see a band of people. And Joram said, Send out a horseman to them, and let him say, Is it peace?

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    6 An end has come, the end has come; see, it is coming on you.

  • Ezek 21:20
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    20 Put a pillar at the top of the road for the sword to come to Rabbah in the land of the children of Ammon, and to Judah and to Jerusalem in the middle of her.

  • Ezek 40:4
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    4 And the man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes and give hearing with your ears, and take to heart everything I am going to let you see; for in order that I might let you see them, you have come here: and give an account of all you see to the children of Israel.

  • Isa 21:2
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    2 A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

  • Jer 6:22
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    22 The Lord has said, See, a people is coming from the north country, a great nation will be put in motion from the inmost parts of the earth.

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    10 And the man who was between the mountains, answering me, said, These are those whom the Lord has sent to go up and down through the earth.

  • Jer 51:12
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    12 Let the flag be lifted up against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, put the watchmen in their places, make ready a surprise attack: for it is the Lord's purpose, and he has done what he said about the people of Babylon.