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.
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 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,
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.
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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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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 5:3 Or I direct my prayer to you
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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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?
Isaiah 21:11-12
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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 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.
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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