Verse 6

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For slik sa Herren til meg: 'Gå, sett en vaktpost, og la ham melde hva han ser.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vakt, la ham kunngjøre hva han ser.

• Norsk King James

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg, Gå, sett en vaktmann, la ham erklære hva han ser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Herren sa til meg: Gå, sett ut en vakt, la ham si fra om det han ser.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vaktpost som kan fortelle hva han ser.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vekter. La ham forkynne det han ser.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå og sett en vaktmann, og la ham fortelle det han ser.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vekter. La ham forkynne det han ser.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: "Gå, sett vaktmannen og la ham fortelle hva han ser."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.6", "source": "כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֵלַ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י לֵ֚ךְ הַעֲמֵ֣ד הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִרְאֶ֖ה יַגִּֽיד׃", "text": "For thus *'āmar* to me *'adōnāy* *lēk* *ha'amēd* the *məṣappeh* *'ašer* *yir'eh* *yaggîd*", "grammar": { "*'āmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*'adōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lord", "*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go", "*ha'amēd*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - station/set up/establish", "*məṣappeh*": "verb participle, piel active with definite article - the watchman/lookout", "*'ašer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*yir'eh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see", "*yaggîd*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will declare/report" }, "variants": { "*'adōnāy*": "my Lord/Lord/the Lord", "*ha'amēd*": "station/set up/appoint/establish", "*məṣappeh*": "watchman/lookout/sentinel" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: 'Gå, still en vaktpost; la ham fortelle hva han ser.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saa sagde Herren til mig: Gak, set en Vægter, lad ham kundgjøre det, han seer.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vaktmann, la ham forklare hva han ser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå og sett en vaktpost: la ham erklære hva han ser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik sa Herren til meg: 'Gå, plasser vaktmannen, det han ser, skal han fortelle.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg: Gå, sett en vaktmann: la ham erklære hva han ser:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For slik har Herren sagt til meg, Gå, la en vaktpost bli satt ut; la ham gi beskjed om hva han ser:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for thus the LORDE hath charged me: go thy waye, and set a watchma, that he maye tell what he seyth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me: Go and set a watchman to tel what he seeth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For thus has the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he sees:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For this is what the Lord has told me:“Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 9:17-20 : 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw 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? 18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus says the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What do you have to do with peace? Turn in behind me. And the watchman reported, saying, The messenger reached them, but he has not returned. 19 Then he sent another on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus says the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What do you have to do with peace? Turn in behind me. 20 And the watchman reported, saying, He reached them and has not returned: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously.
• Jer 51:12-13 : 12 Set up the banner upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for the LORD has both devised and done what He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. 13 You who dwell upon many waters, abundant in treasures, your end has come, and the measure of your covetousness.
• Ezek 3:17 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.
• Ezek 33:2-7 : 2 Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take one of their borders, and set him as their watchman: 3 If when he sees the sword coming upon the land, he blows the trumpet, and warns the people; 4 Then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and does not take warning; if the sword comes, and takes him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he who takes warning shall save his soul. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned; if the sword comes, and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand. 7 So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
• Hab 2:1-2 : 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set myself upon the tower, and will watch to see what He will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am corrected. 2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, so that he may run who reads it.
• Isa 62:6 : 6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never be silent day or night: you who remind the LORD, do not keep silent,