6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth:


In Context

3 Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.

4 My heart panteth, horror hath affrighted me: the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.

5 They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth:

7 and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.

8 And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights:

Isaiah 21:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:6This is what the Lord says to me: "Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus hath the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6For the Lord said to me, |Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:6For thus has the LORD said to me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.