Isaiah 21:6

Isaiah 21:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For thus the Lord said to me: "Go, set a watchman; let him announce what he sees.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.”

Context of Isaiah 21:6

4It confuses my mind. I shake with fear. I wanted a quiet evening, but instead there is terror. 5Look! They are preparing a feast. They put down carpets for people to sit on. They are eating and they are drinking. Officers, stand up! Make your shields ready for battle! This is what the Lord God has said to me: ‘Go! Put someone on the city wall to watch. Tell him to report what he sees. 7If he sees chariots that two horses are pulling, or riders on donkeys, or riders on camels, he must watch very carefully.’ 8Then the guard shouted, ‘Lord God, I am standing every day on the tower where I watch. I stand at my place every night.

Isaiah 21:6 word by word

כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֵלַ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י לֵ֚ךְ הַעֲמֵ֣ד הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִרְאֶ֖ה יַגִּֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• a watchmanצָפָהtsâphâh · to watchH6822
• let him declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• what he seethרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Isaiah 21:6

• Isaiah 62:6I have put guards on your walls, Jerusalem. They should never be quiet, during the day and during the night. You people who cause the Lord to remember his promises, never stop and rest!
• 2 Kings 9:17A guard was standing on the tower in Jezreel to watch for enemies. He saw Jehu's soldiers coming towards the city. He shouted, ‘I can see a group of soldiers who are coming here on horses.’ King Joram said, ‘Send out a man on a horse to meet the soldiers. Ask them. “Are you coming to us as friends?” ’
• Jeremiah 51:12Wave a flag and prepare to attack Babylon's city walls! Bring plenty of guards to watch all around the city. Put soldiers to catch anyone who tries to escape. Yes, the Lord will now do everything that he has decided. He will punish Babylon's people, as he said he would do.
• Ezekiel 3:17‘Son of man, I have made you a guard to warn Israel's people about danger. You must listen to the messages that I will give to you. Then you must use my messages to warn the Israelites.
• Ezekiel 33:2‘Son of man, speak to your people. Say to them, “Think about what might happen if I send an army to attack a country. The people of that country might choose one of their own men to be a guard to warn them about danger.
• Habakkuk 2:1I will stand at my place on the wall of the city. I will watch from there. I will wait to see what God will say to me. I have complained to him and now I will see how he answers me.

Commentaries on Isaiah 21:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Go, set a watchman - This was said to Isaiah in the vision. He represents himself as in Babylon, and as hearing God command him to set a watchman on the watch-tower who would announce what was to come to pass. All this is designed merely to bring the manner of the destruction of the city more vividly before the eye.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth--God's direction to Isaiah to set a watchman to "declare" what he sees. But as in Is 21:10, Isaiah himself is represented as the one who "declared." Horsley makes him the "watchman," and translates, "Come, let him who standeth on the watchtower report what he seeth."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 21:6

• Babylon
• Isaiah
• Persia
• Watchman

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Cornfloor
• Watches
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Habakkuk
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Watchman
• Babel

Commentaries on Isaiah 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings