Isaiah 21:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:”
Isaiah 21:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 21:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 21:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.”
Isaiah 21:8 — World English Bible
Isaiah 21:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; ”
Isaiah 21:8 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 21:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he crieth--a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.”
Isaiah 21:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 21:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights. ”
Isaiah 21:8 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 21:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he cryed, A lyon: my lorde, I stand continually vpon ye watche towre in the day time, and I am set in my watche euery night:”
Isaiah 21:8 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 21:8 in Context — Isaiah 21
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
What Does Isaiah 21:8 Mean?
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