Isaiah 21:6
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 21 connects to 10 cross-references. A distressing vision likened to desert whirlwinds announces the fall of Babylon — 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon!' — and calls the watchman on the watchtower to report. Brief oracles follow against Dumah and Arabia.
Other Translations
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth:
For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'
For so has the Lord said to me, Go, let a watchman be placed; let him give word of what he sees:
Cross References
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, …
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the …
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that …
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: …
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my …
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon …
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt …
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will …
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run …