Isaiah

Isaiah 21:6–8

6For this is what the Lord says to me:

“Go, post a lookout

and have him report what he sees.

7When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen,

riders on donkeys, riders on camels,

he must be alert, fully alert.”

8Then the lookouta shouted:

“Day after day, my lord,

I stand on the watchtower;

night after night

I stay at my post.

Footnotes

  • a 21:8 DSS and Syriac; MT lion

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Isaiah 21:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thisכֹ֥הḵōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
saysאָמַ֛ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to meאֵלַ֖י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Goלֵ֚ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
postהַעֲמֵ֣דha·‘ă·mêḏVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
a lookoutהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham·ṣap·pehArticle; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
have him reportיַגִּֽיד׃yag·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he seesיִרְאֶ֖הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see

Isaiah 21:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When he seesוְרָ֣אָהwə·rā·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
chariotsרֶ֗כֶבre·ḵeḇNoun - masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
with teamsצֶ֚מֶדṣe·meḏNoun - masculine singular constructH6776 couple, pair
of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpā·rā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH6571 horse, steed
ridersרֶ֥כֶבre·ḵeḇNoun - masculine singular constructH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
on donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרḥă·mō·wrNoun - masculine singularH2543 heap
ridersרֶ֣כֶבre·ḵeḇNoun - masculine singular constructH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
on camelsגָּמָ֑לgā·mālNoun - masculine singularH1581 camel
he must be alertוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבwə·hiq·šîḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7181 incline, attend
fullyרַב־raḇ-Adjective - masculine singular constructH7227 much, many, great
alertקָֽשֶׁב׃qā·šeḇNoun - masculine singularH7182 attentiveness

Isaiah 21:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the lookoutאַרְיֵ֑ה’ar·yêhNoun - masculine singularH738 lion
shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֖אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Dayתָּמִיד֙tā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity
after dayיוֹמָ֔םyō·w·māmAdverbH3119 daytime, by day
my lordאֲדֹנָ֗י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
Iאָנֹכִ֞י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
standעֹמֵ֤ד‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀miṣ·pehNoun - masculine singularH4707 watch-tower
night afterכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
nightהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃hal·lê·lō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3915 twist, night, adversity
Iאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
stayנִצָּ֖בniṣ·ṣāḇVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
atוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
my postמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmiš·mar·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4931 guard, watch

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 21:6 Habakkuk 2:1–2 · Ezekiel 33:2–7 · Ezekiel 3:17 · 2 Kings 9:17–20 · Isaiah 62:6 · Jeremiah 51:12–13

Isaiah 21:7 Isaiah 21:9

Isaiah 21:8 Habakkuk 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.