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Key Verses
- “Son of man, I have made you a watchman1 for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me Ezekiel 3:17 NKJV
- “So you, son of man: I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn them for Me. Ezekiel 33:7 NKJV
Other versions
- “Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me. Ezekiel 3:17 NASB
- Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them a warning from Me. Ezekiel 33:7 NASB
Watchman = to lean {forward} that {is} to peer into the distance
Watchmen essentially Prophets
- Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a [true] prophet [to warn the nation] Hosea 9:8 AMP
What Watchmen Do
1. See, Hear & Declare
- When I bring the sword upon a land and the people of the land take a man from among them and make him their watchman, If when he sees the sword coming upon the land, he blows the trumpet and warns the people Ezekiel 33:2-3 AMPC
- For thus has the Lord said to me: Go, set [yourself as] a watchman, let him declare what he sees. And when he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, and a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently, very diligently. Isaiah 21:6-7 AMPC
- “Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me. Ezekiel 3:17 NASB
- “So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. Ezekiel 33:7 ESV
- For thus has the Lord said to me:
“Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he sees.”
And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen,
A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care. Isaiah 21:6-7 NKJV
Other versions
- “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me Ezekiel 3:17 NKJV
- “Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them a warning from Me. Ezekiel 33:7 NASB
For thus has the Lord said to me: Go, set [yourself as] a watchman, let him declare what he sees. And when he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, and a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently, very diligently. Isaiah 21:6-7 AMPC
2. Pray day & night reminding GOD
- On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets), Who will never keep silent day or night; You who profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves And give Him no rest [from your prayers] until He establishes Jerusalem And makes her a praise on the earth. Isaiah 62:6-7 AMP
- And [the watchman] cried like a lion, O Lord, I stand continually on the
watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my station every night. Isaiah 21:8 AMPC
Other versions
- I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent Isaiah 62:6 NKJV
- On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves Isaiah 62:6 NASB 1995