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Watchmen were stationed on city walls or towers to keep a vigilant eye for any approaching danger, such as enemy armies or other threats. The concept of the watchman is rich with spiritual and prophetic significance throughout the Scriptures.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>The Hebrew word for watchman is "tsaphah," which means to look out or to keep watch. In the Old Testament, watchmen were often appointed to guard cities and alert the inhabitants of any impending danger. For instance, in <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24-27</a>, a watchman is described as standing on the city wall, observing and reporting the approach of a runner. Similarly, in <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17-20</a>, a watchman on the tower in Jezreel reports the approach of Jehu's company.<br><br>The role of the watchman is also metaphorically applied to the prophets of Israel. In <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a>, God appoints Ezekiel as a watchman for the house of Israel, saying, "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." This passage highlights the spiritual responsibility of the watchman to warn the people of God's impending judgment and call them to repentance.<br><br><b>Prophetic and Spiritual Significance</b><br><br>The watchman's duty to warn and protect is a recurring theme in the prophetic books. <a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6-8</a> describes a watchman who is instructed to "go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees." The watchman sees riders and calls out, fulfilling his duty to alert the people. This imagery underscores the watchman's role as a vigilant observer and communicator of divine messages.<br><br>In <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6-7</a>, the watchmen are depicted as intercessors who "never keep silent day or night" and "give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth." Here, the watchmen are not only guardians but also persistent prayer warriors, advocating for God's purposes to be fulfilled.<br><br><b>New Testament Application</b><br><br>While the specific term "watchman" is not as prevalent in the New Testament, the concept of spiritual vigilance is emphasized. Jesus instructs His disciples to "watch and pray" in <a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a>, highlighting the importance of spiritual alertness and readiness. Similarly, in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a>, Paul exhorts believers to "stay awake and be sober," drawing on the imagery of a watchman to encourage spiritual preparedness.<br><br>The role of a watchman can also be seen in the pastoral responsibilities of church leaders. <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a> speaks of leaders who "keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account." This reflects the watchman's duty to care for and protect the spiritual well-being of the community.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical concept of the watchman serves as a powerful metaphor for spiritual vigilance, prophetic responsibility, and pastoral care. Whether in the context of ancient Israel or the New Testament church, the watchman is a guardian, intercessor, and communicator of divine truth, charged with the solemn duty of warning, protecting, and guiding God's people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">WATCHMAN</span><p>woch'-man (tsopheh, shomer, metsappeh, notser): Used to designate a sentinel on the city walls (<a href="/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-18.htm">2 Kings 9:18</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Psalm 127:1</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Isaiah 62:6</a>) or on the hilltops (<a href="/jeremiah/31-6.htm">Jeremiah 31:6</a>). <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Songs 3:3</a>; <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Songs 5:7</a> introduces another class, "the watchmen that go about the city," and thus, it would seem, points to some system of municipal police. The distinction in meaning between the various words is clear, tsopheh having the idea of "outlooker" and notser that of "careful watcher" (being applied even to besiegers from outside: <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Jeremiah 4:16</a>, "watchers"), while shomer also embraces the idea of "defending" or "guarding." In <a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6</a> metsappeh is to be taken generally in the sense of "watch." In Sirach 37:14 skopos, means simply "looker."<br><br>W. M. Christie<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4649.htm"><span class="l">4649. skopos -- a <b>watchman</b>, a mark (on which to fix the eye)</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a <b>watchman</b>, a mark (on which to fix the eye). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine<br> Transliteration: skopos Phonetic Spelling: (skop-os') Short Definition: a goal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4649.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6822.htm"><span class="l">6822. tsaphah -- to look out or about, spy, keep watch</span></a><br><b>...</b> tsaphah. 6823 . to look out or about, spy, keep watch. Transliteration: tsaphah<br> Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-faw') Short Definition: <b>watchman</b>. Word Origin a prim. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6822.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm"><span class="l">8104. shamar -- to keep, watch, preserve</span></a><br><b>...</b> care (1), take heed (5), take note (1), take...heed (1), waiting (1), waits (1),<br> watch (11), watched (1), watches (3), watching (3), <b>watchman</b> (4), watchmen (7 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8104.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4412.htm"><span class="l">4412. melunah -- a lodge, hut</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition: shack. Word Origin from lun Definition a lodge, hut NASB Word Usage<br> shack (1), <b>watchman's</b> hut (1). cottage, lodge. Feminine <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4412.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm"><span class="l">5341. natsar -- to watch, guard, keep</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), observes (1), preserve (10), preserves (1), reserve (1), secret places (1),<br> tends (1), watch (4), watcher (1), watches (1), <b>watchman</b> (1), watchmen (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5341.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/the_watchman.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Watchman</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE <b>WATCHMAN</b>. <b>Watchman</b>, what of the night?' 'The stars are out in the sky; And the<br> merry round moon will be rising soon, For us to go sailing by.' <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the watchman.htm</font><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/200__report_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Report of the <b>Watchman</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHRIST; HIS CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 200. " Report of the <b>Watchman</b>. 200.<br> 7s. M. Bowring. Report of the <b>Watchman</b>. 1 <b>Watchman</b>! tell <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/200 report of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/sundays_after_epiphany_106_watchman.htm"><span class="l"><b>Watchman</b>, Tell us of the Night</span></a> <br><b>...</b> II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Sundays after Epiphany 106. <b>Watchman</b>, tell us of the night.<br> Eight 7's [404]<b>Watchman</b>: Lowell Mason, 1830. [405]<b>Watchman</b> (arranged): <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sundays after epiphany 106 watchman.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/book_of_hymns_for_public_and_private_devotion/102_7s_m_bowring_advent.htm"><span class="l">M. Bowring. Advent.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Advent. 1 <b>Watchman</b>! tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are; Traveller!<br> o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory-beaming star! <b>Watchman</b>! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../book of hymns for public and private devotion/102 7s m bowring advent.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chapman/and_judas_iscariot/the_morning_breaketh.htm"><span class="l">The Morning Breaketh</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE MORNING BREAKETH. TEXT: "<b>Watchman</b>, what of the night? The <b>watchman</b> said,<br> The morning cometh, and also the night.""Isaiah 21:11-12. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/chapman/and judas iscariot/the morning breaketh.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brown/the_story_of_the_hymns_and_tunes/chapter_iv_missionary_hymns.htm"><span class="l">Missionary Hymns.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Tune"Boylston. "<b>WATCHMAN</b>, TELL US OF THE NIGHT.". <b>...</b> A few hymnals have named it<br> "Bowring," (and why not?) and some later ones simply "<b>Watchman</b>.". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter iv missionary hymns.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/constitutions_of_the_holy_apostles/sec_ii_on_the_character_and.htm"><span class="l">On the Character and Teaching of the Bishop.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> great in the kingdom of God." [2615] For you bishops are to be guides and watchmen<br> to the people, as you yourselves have Christ for your guide and <b>watchman</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec ii on the character and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_134_true_christianity_defended.htm"><span class="l">True Christianity Defended</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1. "When I bring the sword upon a land, saith the Lord, if the <b>watchman</b> blow the<br> trumpet, and warn the people; then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 134 true christianity defended.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_xxi_and_watch_unto.htm"><span class="l">"And Watch unto Prayer. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Watch." A Christian should watch. A Christian is a <b>watchman</b> by office. <b>...</b> What then<br> should his exercise and posture be? He should be a <b>watchman</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xxi and watch unto.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/the_wail_of_a_broken.htm"><span class="l">The Wail of a Broken Heart</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And David sat between the two gates: and the <b>watchman</b> went up to the roof over the<br> gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the wail of a broken.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/watchman.htm"><span class="l"><b>Watchman</b> (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>WATCHMAN</b>. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Watchman</b><br> (19 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 13:34 But Absalom went in flight. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/watchman.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/watchman's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Watchman's</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Watchman's</b> (3 Occurrences). Job 27:18 His house has no<br> more strength than a spider's thread, or a <b>watchman's</b> tent. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/watchman's.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/watch.htm"><span class="l">Watch (203 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) One who watches, or those who watch; a <b>watchman</b>, or a body of watchmen;<br> a sentry; a guard. 3. (n.) The post or office of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/watch.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lookout.htm"><span class="l">Lookout (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> with peace? Fall in behind me!" The <b>watchman</b> said, "The messenger came to<br> them, but he isn't coming back." (See NIV). 2 Chronicles <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lookout.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/warn.htm"><span class="l">Warn (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have made you a <b>watchman</b> to the house of Israel: therefore<br> hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/warn.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gardener.htm"><span class="l">Gardener (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Versions of the Bible (John 20:15), the translation of kepos and ouros, "warden"<br> or "keeper." It is likely that the man referred to was the <b>watchman</b> or keeper <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gardener.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/watchmen.htm"><span class="l">Watchmen (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (n.) Plural of <b>Watchman</b>. <b>...</b> Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that<br> build it; except the LORD keep the city, the <b>watchman</b> waketh but in vain. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/watchmen.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/warned.htm"><span class="l">Warned (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 3:17 that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a <b>watchman</b><br> I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/warned.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gatekeeper.htm"><span class="l">Gatekeeper (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 18:26 And the <b>watchman</b> seeth another man running, and the <b>watchman</b> calleth<br> unto the gatekeeper, and saith, 'Lo, a man running by himself;' and the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gatekeeper.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/dumah.htm"><span class="l">Dumah (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, "<b>Watchman</b>, what of the night? <b>Watchman</b>,<br> what of the night?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dumah.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/watchmen-in-the-Bible.html">What are watchmen in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Witness-Lee-local-church.html">Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/watch-and-pray.html">What does it mean to watch and pray? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/watchman.htm">Watchman: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Watchman (19 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-34.htm">2 Samuel 13:34</a></span><br />But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24</a></span><br />Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> cried, and told the king. The king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." He came closer and closer.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">2 Samuel 18:26</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, "Behold, a man running alone!" The king said, "He also brings news."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-27.htm">2 Samuel 18:27</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> said, "I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man, and comes with good news."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a></span><br />Now the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say,'Is it peace?'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">2 Kings 9:20</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> said, "He came to them, and isn't coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">2 Kings 18:8</a></span><br />He overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> to the walled town.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/27-18.htm">Job 27:18</a></span><br />He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> makes.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Psalms 127:1</a></span><br />A Song of Ascents. By Solomon. Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> guards it in vain.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm">Isaiah 21:6</a></span><br />For the Lord said to me, "Go, set a <span class="boldtext">watchman</span>. Let him declare what he sees.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Isaiah 21:8</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11</a></span><br />The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, "<span class="boldtext">Watchman</span>, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-12.htm">Isaiah 21:12</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> said, "The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a></span><br />Son of man, I have made you a <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-2.htm">Ezekiel 33:2</a></span><br />Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their <span class="boldtext">watchman</span>;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Ezekiel 33:6</a></span><br />But if the <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> sees the sword come, and doesn't blow the trumpet, and the people aren't warned, and the sword comes, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel 33:7</a></span><br />So you, son of man, I have set you a <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> to the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Hosea 9:8</a></span><br />The <span class="boldtext">watchman</span> of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/watchman.htm">Watchman</a></p><p 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