Isaiah 21:8
New King James Version
8 [a]Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the (A)watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 DSS Then the observer cried, “My Lord!
Habakkuk 2:1-2
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The Just Shall Live by Faith
2 I will (A)stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.
The Just Live by Faith
2 Then the Lord answered me and said:
(B)“Write the vision
And make it plain on tablets,
That he may run who reads it.
1 Peter 5:8
New King James Version
8 Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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- 1 Peter 5:8 self-controlled
- 1 Peter 5:8 watchful
- 1 Peter 5:8 NU, M omit because
Jeremiah 50:44
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44 “Behold,(A) he shall come up like a lion from the [a]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And (B)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 50:44 Or thicket
Jeremiah 49:19
New King James Version
19 “Behold,(A) he shall come up like a lion from (B)the [a]floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will suddenly make him run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For (C)who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And (D)who is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:19 Or thicket
Jeremiah 25:38
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38 He has left His lair like the lion;
For their land is desolate
Because of the fierceness of the Oppressor,
And because of His fierce anger.”
Jeremiah 4:7
New King James Version
7 (A)The lion has come up from his thicket,
And (B)the destroyer of nations is on his way.
He has gone forth from his place
(C)To make your land desolate.
Your cities will be laid waste,
Without inhabitant.
Isaiah 62:6
New King James Version
6 (A)I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall [a]never hold their peace day or night.
You who [b]make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 62:6 not be silent
- Isaiah 62:6 remember
Isaiah 56:10
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10 His watchmen are (A)blind,
They are all ignorant;
(B)They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
[a]Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
Isaiah 5:29
New King James Version
29 Their roaring will be like a lion,
They will roar like young lions;
Yes, they will roar
And lay hold of the prey;
They will carry it away safely,
And no one will deliver.
Psalm 127:1
New King James Version
Laboring and Prospering with the Lord
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless (A)the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
Psalm 63:6
New King James Version
6 When (A)I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
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