Verse 8

Isaiah 21:8

Free Bible Version

8 Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I've remained at my post.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א אַרְיֵ֑ה עַל מִצְפֶּ֣ה אֲדֹנָ֗/י אָנֹכִ֞י עֹמֵ֤ד תָּמִיד֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְ/עַל מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔/י אָנֹכִ֥י נִצָּ֖ב כָּל הַ/לֵּילֽוֹת

English Translation

And a lion called upon the lookout; I am always standing by day, and I am stationed at my watch all the nights.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 A message about the desert by the sea. Like storm winds passing through the Negev, something is comi... Focus ↗

2 a horrifying vision that has been explained to me. The betrayer still betrays; the destroyer still d... Focus ↗

3 As a result my body is filled with agony. I'm overwhelmed with pain, like the pain of a woman giving... Focus ↗

4 My mind falters; I shake in panic. The night I looked forward to has become terrifying. Focus ↗

5 They set the table, they spread out the rugs, they eat and drink… “Get up, officers! Prepare your sh... Focus ↗

6 This is what the Lord told me: “Go! Have a lookout keep watch, and make sure he reports what he sees... Focus ↗

7 When he sees chariots coming pulled by pairs of horses, riders on donkeys and on camels, he should w... Focus ↗

8 Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I'...

9 Now look! A man in a chariot with a pair of horses is coming.” Then he said, “Babylon has fallen, ha... Focus ↗

10 My poor downtrodden people, so badly mistreated, I have told you what I have heard from the Lord Alm... Focus ↗

11 A message about Edom. A voice is calling to me from Seir, asking, “Watchman, what time of night is i... Focus ↗

12 The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but the night is coming again soon. If you want to ask aga... Focus ↗

13 A message about Arabia. Caravans from Dedan, spend the night in the bushes. Focus ↗

14 People of Tema, take water to the thirsty, meet the refugees with food. Focus ↗

15 They're running away from a fierce battle, from swords, drawn swords, from bows and arrows. Focus ↗

16 This is what the Lord told me: “Within one year, just as a contract worker precisely counts years, a... Focus ↗

17 There will only be a few left of the archers, the warriors of Kedar.” The Lord, the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗

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