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I will climb up to my watchtower
    and stand at my guardpost.
There I will wait to see what the Lord says
    and how he[a] will answer my complaint.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads I.

I will stand at my watch(A)
    and station myself on the ramparts;(B)
I will look to see what he will say(C) to me,
    and what answer I am to give to this complaint.[a](D)

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  1. Habakkuk 2:1 Or and what to answer when I am rebuked

Then the watchman[a] called out,
“Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord.
    Night after night I have remained at my post.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:8 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac version; Masoretic Text reads a lion.

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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  1. Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion

O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
    they will pray day and night, continually.
    Take no rest, all you who pray to the Lord.

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I have posted watchmen(A) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,(B)

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I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying,
    for he speaks peace to his faithful people.
    But let them not return to their foolish ways.

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I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace(A) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.(B)

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16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
    But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
    and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.

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16 When I tried to understand(A) all this,
    it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(B) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.(C)

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24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them.

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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.

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Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
    Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

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In the morning,(A) Lord, you hear my voice;
    in the morning I lay my requests before you
    and wait expectantly.(B)

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I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you.

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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.

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Jeremiah Questions the Lord’s Justice

12 Lord, you always give me justice
    when I bring a case before you.
So let me bring you this complaint:
Why are the wicked so prosperous?
    Why are evil people so happy?

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Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
    when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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A Message about Edom

11 This message came to me concerning Edom[a]:

Someone from Edom[b] keeps calling to me,
“Watchman, how much longer until morning?
    When will the night be over?”
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.
    If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”

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Footnotes

  1. 21:11a Hebrew Dumah, which means “silence” or “stillness.” It is a wordplay on the word Edom.
  2. 21:11b Hebrew Seir, another name for Edom.

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.”

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  1. Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.

37 For I would tell him exactly what I have done.
    I would come before him like a prince.

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37 I would give him an account of my every step;(A)
    I would present it to him as to a ruler.(B))—

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Then I would listen to his reply
    and understand what he says to me.
Would he use his great power to argue with me?
    No, he would give me a fair hearing.
Honest people can reason with him,
    so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

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I would find out what he would answer me,(A)
    and consider what he would say to me.
Would he vigorously oppose me?(B)
    No, he would not press charges against me.(C)
There the upright(D) can establish their innocence before him,(E)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(F)

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17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!”

“Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.

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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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