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Keywords: FUGITIVES,WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Samuel 13:34
NET Translation: In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the WATCHMAN looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill.
DARBY Translation: And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.
KJV Translation: But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
Verse Intro: Absalom Flees to Geshur
Keywords: GATES,WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Samuel 18:24
NET Translation: Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, and the WATCHMAN went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself.
DARBY Translation: And David sat between the two gates; and the WATCHMAN went up to the roof of the gate, on to the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man running alone.
KJV Translation: And David sat between the two gates: and the WATCHMAN went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Samuel 18:25
NET Translation: So the WATCHMAN called out and informed the king. The king said, “If he is by himself, he brings good news.” The runner came ever closer.
DARBY Translation: And the WATCHMAN cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.
KJV Translation: And the WATCHMAN cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he [be] alone, [there is] tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
Description: 2 Samuel 18:26
NET Translation: Then the WATCHMAN saw another man running. The WATCHMAN called out to the gatekeeper, “There is another man running by himself.” The king said, “This one also is bringing good news.”
DARBY Translation: And the WATCHMAN saw another man running; and the WATCHMAN called to the porter and said, Behold a man running alone. And the king said, He also is a bearer of news.
KJV Translation: And the WATCHMAN saw another man running: and the WATCHMAN called unto the porter, and said, Behold [another] man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
Description: 2 Samuel 18:27
NET Translation: The WATCHMAN said, “It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and he comes with good news.”
DARBY Translation: And the WATCHMAN said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.
KJV Translation: And the WATCHMAN said, Me thinketh the runningK1662of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
Keywords: TOWER,WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Kings 9:17
NET Translation: Now the WATCHMAN was standing on the tower in Jezreel and saw Jehu’s troops approaching. He said, “I see troops!” Joram ordered, “Send a rider out to meet them and have him ask, ‘Is everything all right?’”
DARBY Translation: And the WATCHMAN stood on the tower in Jizreel, and saw Jehu's company as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
KJV Translation: And there stood a WATCHMAN on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, [Is it] peace?
Description: 2 Kings 9:18
NET Translation: So the horseman went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.” The WATCHMAN reported, “The messenger reached them, but hasn’t started back.”
DARBY Translation: So there went one on horseback to meet him; and he said, Thus saith the king: Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the WATCHMAN told saying, The messenger came to them, and he does not return.
KJV Translation: So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the WATCHMAN told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
Keywords: DRIVING,NIMSHI
Description: 2 Kings 9:20
NET Translation: The WATCHMAN reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; he drives recklessly.”
DARBY Translation: And the WATCHMAN told saying, He came to them, and does not return. And the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously.
KJV Translation: And the WATCHMAN told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the drivingK2054[is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiouslyK2055.
Keywords: SUR,WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Kings 11:6
NET Translation: Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace.
DARBY Translation: and a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the couriers; and ye shall keep the watch of the house for a defence.
KJV Translation: And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken downK2085.
Keywords: LEVITES,WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Kings 11:7
NET Translation: The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the Lord’s temple and protect the king.
DARBY Translation: And the two parts of you, all those that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of Jehovah about the king.
KJV Translation: And two parts of all youK2086that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king.
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: 2 Chronicles 20:24
NET Translation: When the men of Judah arrived at the observation post overlooking the wilderness and looked at the huge army, they saw dead bodies on the ground; there were no survivors.
DARBY Translation: And Judah came on to the mountain-watchD2576 in the wilderness, and they looked toward the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.
KJV Translation: And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they [were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escapedK2608.
Verse Intro: The Delivers Judah from the Enemy
Keywords: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES,PRAYER,TEMPTATION,WATCHFULNESS,WATCHMAN
Description: Nehemiah 4:9
NET Translation: So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.
DARBY Translation: Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
KJV Translation: Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: Nehemiah 7:3
NET Translation: I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes.”
DARBY Translation: And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.
KJV Translation: And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar [them]: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one [to be] over against his house.
Keywords: BOOTH,MOTH
Description: Job 27:18
NET Translation: The house he builds is as fragile as a moth’s cocoon, like a hut that a WATCHMAN has made.
DARBY Translation: He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.
KJV Translation: He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
Keywords: PSALMS,BLESSING,GOD,PROSPERITY,WORKS
Description: Psalms 127:1
NET Translation: A song of ascents; by Solomon. If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the WATCHMAN stands guard in vain.
DARBY Translation: A Song of degrees. Of Solomon. Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain
KJV Translation: A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build itK4043: except the LORD keep the city, the WATCHMAN waketh [but] in vain.
Verse Intro: Secuirty is Found in God Alone
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: Song of Solomon 3:3
NET Translation: The night watchmen found me—the ones who guard the city walls. “Have you seen my beloved?”
DARBY Translation: The watchmen that go about the city found me: Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?
KJV Translation: The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: Song of Solomon 5:7
NET Translation: The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!
DARBY Translation: The watchmen that went about the city found me; They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
KJV Translation: The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
Keywords: WATCHMAN
Description: Isaiah 21:5
NET Translation: Arrange the table, lay out the carpet, eat and drink! Get up, you officers, smear oil on the shields!
DARBY Translation: Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.
KJV Translation: Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.
Description: Isaiah 21:6
NET Translation: For this is what the Lord has told me: “Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.
DARBY Translation: For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a WATCHMAN, let him declare what he seeth.
KJV Translation: For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a WATCHMAN, let him declare what he seeth.
Keywords: DUMAH,EDOMITES,ISAIAH,NIGHT
Description: Isaiah 21:11
NET Translation: This is an oracle about Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, “WATCHMAN, what is left of the night? WATCHMAN, what is left of the night?”
DARBY Translation: The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, WATCHMAN, what of the night? WATCHMAN, what of the night?
KJV Translation: The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, WATCHMAN, what of the night? WATCHMAN, what of the night?
Verse Intro: Edom to Experience More Difficulties
Keywords: DUMAH,EDOMITES,ISAIAH,NIGHT
Description: Isaiah 21:12
NET Translation: The WATCHMAN replies, “Morning is coming, but then night. If you want to ask, ask; come back again.”
DARBY Translation: The WATCHMAN said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire; return, come.
KJV Translation: The WATCHMAN said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Keywords: UNITY,WATCHMAN,ZION
Description: Isaiah 52:8
NET Translation: Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the Lord’s return to Zion.
DARBY Translation: The voice of thy watchmen, they lift up the voice, they sing aloud together; for they shall see eye to eye, when Jehovah shall bring again Zion.
KJV Translation: Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
Keywords: CHURCH,INTERCESSION,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,WATCHMAN,RELIGIOUS ZEAL
Description: Isaiah 62:6
NET Translation: I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the Lord, don’t be silent!
DARBY Translation: I have set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem; all the day and all the night they shall never hold their peace: ye that put Jehovah in remembranceD5113, keep not silence,
KJV Translation: I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, [which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORDK5014, keep not silence,
Keywords: CHURCH,EPHRAIM,WATCHMAN,ZION
Description: Jeremiah 31:6
NET Translation: Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, “Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!”’”
DARBY Translation: For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.
KJV Translation: For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
Keywords: AMBUSH,STANDARD,WATCHMAN
Description: Jeremiah 51:12
NET Translation: Give the signal to attack Babylon’s wall! Bring more guards; post them all around the city. Put men in ambush, for the Lord will do what he has planned. He will do what he said he would do to the people of Babylon.
DARBY Translation: Lift up a banner towards the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes; for Jehovah hath both devised and done that which he spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
KJV Translation: Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushesK5382: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Keywords: PROPHECY,PROPHETS
Description: Ezekiel 3:16
NET Translation: At the end of seven days the Lord’s message came to me:
DARBY Translation: And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
KJV Translation: And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Verse Intro: Ezekiel to be a WATCHMAN for Israel
Keywords: MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,PROPHETS
Description: Ezekiel 3:17
NET Translation: “Son of man, I have appointed you a WATCHMAN for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.
DARBY Translation: Son of man, I have appointedD5584 thee a WATCHMAN unto the house of Israel, and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.
KJV Translation: Son of man, I have made thee a WATCHMAN unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
Keywords: MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,OPPORTUNITY,PROPHECY,RESPONSIBILITY
Description: Ezekiel 33:1
NET Translation: The Lord’s message came to me:
DARBY Translation: And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
KJV Translation: Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Verse Intro: Ezekiel the WATCHMAN of Israel
Description: Ezekiel 33:2
NET Translation: “Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them, ‘Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their WATCHMAN.
DARBY Translation: Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them all, and set him for their WATCHMAN:
KJV Translation: Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a landK5736, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their WATCHMAN:
Keywords: TRUMPET,WATCHMAN
Description: Ezekiel 33:3
NET Translation: He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people,
DARBY Translation: if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warnD5829 the people;
KJV Translation: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
Keywords: IGNORANCE,WATCHMAN
Description: Ezekiel 33:6
NET Translation: But suppose the WATCHMAN sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the WATCHMAN accountable for that person’s death.’
DARBY Translation: But if the WATCHMAN see the sword coming, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, if the sword come and take a personD5831 from among them, he is taken away inD5832 his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the WATCHMAN's hand.
KJV Translation: But if the WATCHMAN see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the WATCHMAN's hand.
Keywords: GOD,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN,WICKED (PEOPLE)
Description: Ezekiel 33:7
NET Translation: “As for you, son of man, I have made you a WATCHMAN for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.
DARBY Translation: So thou, son of man, I have set thee a WATCHMAN unto the house of Israel; and thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
KJV Translation: So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a WATCHMAN unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Keywords: CHURCH,MINISTER,CHRISTIAN
Description: Hosea 9:8
NET Translation: The prophet is a WATCHMAN over Ephraim on behalf of God, yet traps are laid for him along all his paths; animosity rages against him in the land of his God.
DARBY Translation: Is Ephraim a WATCHMAN with my GodD6173? [nay] the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of his God.
KJV Translation: The WATCHMAN of Ephraim [was] with my God: [but] the prophet [is] a snare of a fowler inK6103all his ways, [and] hatred in the house of his God.
Keywords: GOVERNMENT,WATCHMAN
Description: Matthew 28:14
NET Translation: If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
DARBY Translation: And if this should come to the hearing of the governor, *we* will persuade him, and save *you* from all anxiety.
KJV Translation: And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
Keywords: CAESAREA,HOMICIDE,PRISONERS,SOLDIERS,WATCHMAN
Description: Acts 12:19
NET Translation: When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
DARBY Translation: And Herod having sought him and not found him, having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be executed. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and stayed [there].
KJV Translation: And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and [there] abode.