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Habakkuk 2:1
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Habakkuk 2:1
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2 I will (A)take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and (B)look out to see (C)what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
Habakkuk 2:1
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Habakkuk 2:1
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Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 Then he who saw cried out:[a]
(A)“Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord,
continually by day,
and at my post I am stationed
whole nights.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scroll, Syriac; Masoretic Text Then a lion cried out, or Then he cried out like a lion
Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 And the lookout[a](A) shouted,
“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;
every night I stay at my post.
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- Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion
Isaiah 62:6
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Isaiah 62:6
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6 On your walls, O Jerusalem,
I have set (A)watchmen;
all the day and all the night
they shall never be silent.
You who put the Lord in remembrance,
take no rest,
Isaiah 62:6
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Isaiah 62:6
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Psalm 85:8
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Psalm 85:8
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Psalm 73:16-17
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Psalm 73:16-17
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16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me (A)a wearisome task,
17 until I went into (B)the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their (C)end.
Psalm 73:16-17
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Psalm 73:16-17
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2 Samuel 18:24
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2 Samuel 18:24
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24 Now David (A)was sitting between the two gates, and (B)the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.
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2 Samuel 18:24
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2 Samuel 18:24
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24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman(A) went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone.
Psalm 5:3
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Psalm 5:3
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3 O Lord, in (A)the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you[a] and (B)watch.
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- Psalm 5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you
Psalm 5:3
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Psalm 5:3
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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3 since you seek proof that Christ (A)is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but (B)is powerful among you.
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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2 Corinthians 13:3
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3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.(A) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you.
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah’s Complaint
Isaiah 21:11-12
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Isaiah 21:11-12
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Isaiah 21:11-12
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Isaiah 21:11-12
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A Prophecy Against Edom
11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(A)
Someone calls to me from Seir,(B)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.
Job 31:37
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Job 31:37
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37 I would give him an account of all my steps;
like a prince I would approach him.
Job 31:37
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Job 31:37
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Job 23:5-7
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Job 23:5-7
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5 I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he (A)contend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7 There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
Job 23:5-7
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Job 23:5-7
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2 Kings 9:17
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2 Kings 9:17
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17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”
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2 Kings 9:17
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2 Kings 9:17
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17 When the lookout(A) standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out, “I see some troops coming.”
“Get a horseman,” Joram ordered. “Send him to meet them and ask, ‘Do you come in peace?(B)’”
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