Isaiah 52:8
Christian Standard Bible
8 The voices of your watchmen(A)—
they lift up their voices,
shouting for joy together;
for every eye will see
when the Lord returns to Zion.
Isaiah 56:10
Christian Standard Bible
10 Israel’s[a] watchmen(A) are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
Footnotes
- 56:10 Or His, or Its
Isaiah 56:10
New International Version
Isaiah 62:6
Christian Standard Bible
6 Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;(A)
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.
Isaiah 62:6
New International Version
Jeremiah 6:17
Christian Standard Bible
17 I appointed watchmen over you(A)
and said, “Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.”
But they protested, “We won’t listen!”
Jeremiah 6:17
New International Version
Ezekiel 33:7-9
Christian Standard Bible
7 “As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel.(A) When you hear a word from my mouth, give them a warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, ‘Wicked one, you will surely die,’(B) but you do not speak out to warn him about his way, that wicked person will die for his iniquity, yet I will hold you responsible for his blood. 9 But if you warn a wicked person to turn from his way and he doesn’t turn from it, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have rescued yourself.
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
New International Version
7 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(A) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(B) 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,(C)’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(D) 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so,(E) they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.(F)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 33:8 Or in; also in verse 9
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