Isaiah 21:8

Verse

Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

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;

Bible in Basic English

And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:

Free Bible Version

Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I've remained at my post.

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:

King James (Authorized) Version

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:

One Unity Resource Bible

He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

Translation for Translators

So I did that, and one day the watchman called out, “Day after day I have stood on this watchtower, and I have continued to watch during the day and during the night.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The watchman cries out, “Lord, on the watchtower I stand all day, every day, and at my post I stand all night long.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he cried, a lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day time, and I am set in my ward whole nights.

World English Bible

He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Context

Babylon Is Fallen

⁷When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.” ⁸Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post. ⁹Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”

Summary

This verse portrays a watchman standing guard and crying out with a sense of urgency. The watchman sees a vision of a chariot with a pair of horsemen, one riding a donkey and the other a camel. The message conveyed is that Babylon has fallen, and its idols are shattered to the ground. The imagery of the watchman serves as a warning of impending destruction and judgment upon Babylon, emphasizing the consequences of their idolatry and sin.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

And he cried, A lion "He that looked out on the watch" - The present reading, אריה aryeh, a lion, is so unintelligible, and the mistake so obvious, that I make no doubt that the true reading is הראה haroeh, the seer; as the Syriac translator manifestly found it in his copy, who renders it by דקוא duka, a watchman.

Isaiah 21:8

Babylon Is Fallen

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Berean Standard Bible

Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

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;

Bible in Basic English

And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:

Free Bible Version

Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I've remained at my post.

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:

King James (Authorized) Version

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:

One Unity Resource Bible

He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

Translation for Translators

So I did that, and one day the watchman called out, “Day after day I have stood on this watchtower, and I have continued to watch during the day and during the night.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The watchman cries out, “Lord, on the watchtower I stand all day, every day, and at my post I stand all night long.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he cried, a lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day time, and I am set in my ward whole nights.

World English Bible

He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Isaiah 21:8

Verse

Context

Babylon Is Fallen

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Isaiah 21:8

Babylon Is Fallen

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary