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Let him shout out what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman; let him announce what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, station the lookout, have him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For thus the Lord says to me, &#8220Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For thus the Lord says to me, “Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For thus the Lord says to me, “Go, station the lookout, let him declare what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is what the Lord says to me, “Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord has said to me, “Go, post a lookout; let him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord has said to me,&#8221 Go, post a lookout; let him report what he sees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Lord said to me, "Send guards to find out what's going on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the Lord says to me: Post a watchman. Have him report whatever he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the Lord said to me, "Go and post a sentry, and tell him to report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD told me: "Go post a lookout. Have him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the sovereign master has told me: "Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord said to me, "Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord to me: “Go, station the watchman, "" Let him declare that which he sees.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thus said Jehovah to me, Go set up a watchman, he shall announce what he shall see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Lord has said this to me: “Go and station a watchman. And let him announce whatever he will see.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For thus my Lord said to me: Go, station a watchman, let him tell what he sees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, post a lookout, let him announce what he sees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thus has the LORD said to me: Go, set a watchman, that he may declare what he sees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because thus LORD JEHOVAH said to me: "Go set a Watchman, so that anything that he sees he will show"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for thyself, and declare whatever thou shalt see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/21-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4232" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/21.htm">Babylon is Fallen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ha·‘ă·mêḏ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">post</a> <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm" title="6822: ham·ṣap·peh (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. To peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await.">a lookout</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gîḏ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">and have him report</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">he sees.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-17.htm">Jeremiah 6:17</a></span><br />I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17-20</a></span><br />Now 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?’” / So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” / So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a></span><br />As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Jeremiah 51:12</a></span><br />Raise 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-27</a></span><br />Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone. / So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near, / the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">1 Samuel 14:16</a></span><br />Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a></span><br />For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Hosea 9:8</a></span><br />The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-34.htm">Mark 13:34-37</a></span><br />It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. / Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. / Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-37.htm">Luke 12:37-38</a></span><br />Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. / Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28-31</a></span><br />Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. / I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a></span><br />So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For thus has the LORD said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.</p><p class="hdg">go</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6</a></b></br> I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, <i>which</i> shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17-20</a></b></br> And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, <i>Is it</i> peace? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Jeremiah 51:12,13</a></b></br> Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-4.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">Lookout</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-4.htm">Post</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-20.htm">Report</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-8.htm">Station</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Watchman</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Announce</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-23.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Lookout</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Post</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-5.htm">Report</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">Station</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Watchman</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">The prophet, bewailing the captivity of his people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">sees in a vision the fall of Babylon by the Medes and Persians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Edom, scorning the prophet, is moved to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">The set time of Arabia's calamity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For this is what the Lord says to me:</b><br>This phrase indicates divine revelation, emphasizing the authority and origin of the message. The prophet Isaiah often received direct communication from God, which he then conveyed to the people. This underscores the role of prophets as God's mouthpieces, a theme consistent throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a>).<p><b>Go, post a lookout:</b><br>The instruction to post a lookout suggests vigilance and readiness. In ancient times, watchmen were crucial for the security of cities, often stationed on walls or towers to observe approaching threats (<a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a>). Spiritually, this can be seen as a call for believers to be watchful and discerning, as echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42</a>, <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>).<p><b>and have him report what he sees:</b><br>The lookout's role is to observe and communicate findings, symbolizing the importance of awareness and communication in the community of faith. This reflects the prophetic duty to relay God's messages accurately. It also parallels the role of spiritual leaders in the church, who are tasked with guiding and warning the congregation (<a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a>, <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who received the message from the Lord. He was a major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and salvation of Israel and the nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The sovereign God who commands Isaiah to appoint a lookout. This reflects God's authority and His role as the revealer of future events.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lookout.htm">Lookout</a></b><br>A person appointed to watch and report what he sees. This role is symbolic of vigilance and readiness to receive and communicate God's revelations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/21.htm">Isaiah 21</a> is a prophecy concerning the fall of Babylon, a significant event in biblical history.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/watchtower.htm">Watchtower</a></b><br>The place where the lookout stands, symbolizing a position of alertness and spiritual insight.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_spiritual_life.htm">Vigilance in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>Just as the lookout is tasked with watching and reporting, Christians are called to be vigilant in their spiritual lives, staying alert to God's guidance and the signs of the times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">Responsibility of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>Like the lookout, spiritual leaders have a responsibility to discern and communicate God's messages to their communities, guiding them in truth and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_revelation.htm">God's Sovereignty and Revelation</a></b><br>This verse underscores God's sovereignty in revealing future events. Believers can trust in His ultimate control and His willingness to communicate with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_god's_work.htm">Preparedness for God's Work</a></b><br>The lookout's role is a reminder to be prepared for the tasks God assigns, whether in ministry, personal growth, or service to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_prayer_and_scripture.htm">Importance of Prayer and Scripture</a></b><br>To effectively "watch," believers must be grounded in prayer and Scripture, seeking God's wisdom and understanding in all circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_codex_gigas.htm">What does the Bible say about watchmen?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_set_a_watchman_in_isaiah_21_6.htm">In Isaiah 21:6, why would a prophet instruct setting up a watchman, and is there any archaeological sign of such a practice? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_watchmen.htm">What does the Bible say about watchmen?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_20_7__how_did_figs_cure_a_fatal_illness.htm">2 Kings 20:7: Why was a simple poultice of figs sufficient to cure a fatal illness if it was truly life-threatening?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Go, set a watchman . . .</span>--The prophet is, as it were, placed in vision on a lofty watch-tower, and reports what meets his gaze, or that of the watchman with whom he identifies himself (<a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm" title="So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.">Ezekiel 33:7</a>). (Comp. the striking parallel of <a href="/context/habakkuk/2-1.htm" title="I will stand on my watch, and set me on the tower, and will watch to see what he will say to me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.">Habakkuk 2:1-2</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Go, set a watchman</span>. The event is not to be immediate, it is to be watched for; and Isaiah is not to watch himself, but to set the watchman. Moreover, the watchman waits long before he sees anything (ver. 8). These unusual features of the narrative seem to mark a remote, not a near, accomplishment of the prophecy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/21-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this [is what]</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֚ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">post</span><br /><span class="heb">הַעֲמֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(ha·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lookout</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ṣap·peh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6822.htm">Strong's 6822: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to report</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּֽיד׃</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he sees.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 21:6 For the Lord said to me Go (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 21:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 21:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 21:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 21:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>