- the watchman:
- "The watchmenª° that go aboutª° the cityª foundª° me: [to whom I said], Sawª° ye¹ him whom my soulª loveth?ª°¹" {Sgs 3:3} + "The watchmenª° that went aboutª° the cityª foundª° me, they smoteª° me, they woundedª° me; the keepersª° of the wallsª took awayª°¹ my veilª from¹¹ me." {Sgs 5:7} + "Prepareª° the table,ª watchª° in the watchtower,ª eat,ª° drink:ª° arise,ª° ye princes,ª [and] anointª° the shield.ª ... The watchmanª° said,ª° The morningª cometh,ª° and also¹ the night:ª if¹ ye will enquire,ª° enquireª° ye: return,ª° come.ª°" {Isa 21:5-12} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª°" {Isa 56:10} + "I have setª° watchmenª° upon¹ thy walls,ª O Jerusalem,ª [which] shall neverª¹ hold their peaceª° dayª nor night:ª ye that make mentionª° of¹ the LORD,ª keep not silence,ª¹" {Isa 62:6} + "Set upª° the standardª upon¹ the wallsª of Babylon,ª make the watchª strong,ª° set upª° the watchmen,ª° prepareª° the ambushes:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath both¹ devisedª° and¹ doneª°¹ that which¹ he spakeª° against¹ the inhabitantsª° of Babylon.ª" {Jer 51:12} + "One postª° shall runª° to meetª° another,ª° and one messengerª° to meetª° another,ª° to shewª° the kingª of Babylonª that¹ his cityª is takenª° at [one] end,ª¹" {Jer 51:31} + "Sonª of man,ª speakª° to¹ the childrenª of thy people,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ I bringª° the swordª upon¹ a land,ª if the peopleª of the landª takeª° aª manª of their coasts,ª¹ and setª° him for their watchman:ª° ... Nevertheless, if¹ thou¹ warnª° the wickedª of his wayª¹ to turnª° from¹ it; if he do not¹ turnª° from his way,ª¹ he¹ shall dieª° in his iniquity;ª but thou¹ hast deliveredª° thy soul.ª" {Ezk 33:2-9}
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