Isaiah 21:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.”

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Read Isaiah 21:6 in the flow of Isaiah21 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Isaiah21 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 21:6 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 18:25So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
  2. 2 Kings 9:17Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
  3. Isaiah 62:6On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
  4. Jeremiah 51:12Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.
  5. Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
  6. Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,
  7. Habakkuk 2:1I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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