Key Verse Spotlight
Isaiah 21:6 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βFor thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.β
Isaiah 21:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. {heart...: or, mind wandered} {turned: Heb. put}
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, {and} anoint the shield.
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
And he saw a chariot {with} a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, {and} a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: {he...: or, cried as a lion} {whole...: or, every night}
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