- a 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} + "For¹ thus¹ hath the Lordª saidª° unto¹ me, Go,²°¹ setª° a watchman,ª° let him declareª° what¹ he seeth.ª°" {Isa 21:6} + "And he cried,ª° A lion:ª My lord,²¹ I¹ standª° continuallyª upon¹ the watchtowerª in the daytime,ª and I¹ am setª° in¹ my wardª whole¹ nights:ª" {Isa 21:8} + "The burdenª of Dumah.ª He callethª° to¹ me out of Seir,ª¹ Watchman,ª° what¹ of the night?ª¹ Watchman,ª° what¹ of the night?ª¹ ... 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 21:11-12} + "Thy watchmenª° shall lift upª° the voice;ª with the voiceª togetherª shall they sing:ª° for¹ they shall seeª° eyeª to eye,ª when the LORDª shall bring againª° Zion.ª" {Isa 52:8} + "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} + "Also I setª° watchmenª° over¹ you, [saying], Hearkenª° to the soundª of the trumpet.ª But they said,ª° We will not¹ hearken.ª°" {Jer 6:17} + "For¹ there shall beª a day,ª [that] the watchmenª° upon the mountª Ephraimª shall cry,ª° Ariseª° ye, and let us go upª° to Zionª unto¹ the LORDª our God.ª" {Jer 31:6} + "Take heedª° thereforeª unto yourselves,ª andª to allª the¹ flock,ª overª the whichª the¹ Holyª Ghostª hath madeª° youª overseers,ª to feedª° the¹ churchª of God,ª whichª he hath purchasedª° withª his ownª blood.ª ... Thereforeª watch,ª° and remember,ª° thatª by the space of three yearsª I ceasedª° notª to warnª° everyª oneª nightª andª dayª withª tears.ª" {Act 20:28-31} + "Obeyª° them that have the rule²° over¹ you,ª andª submit¹ yourselves:²° forª theyª watchª° forª yourª souls,ª asª they that must giveª° account,ª thatª they may doª° itª withª joy,ª andª notª with grief:ª° forª thatª [is] unprofitableª for you.ª" {Hbr 13:17}
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