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Isaiah 21:8

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And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:	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:	And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he cried^H7121, A lion^H738: My lord^H136, I stand^H5975 continually^H8548 upon the watchtower^H4707 in the daytime^H3119, and I am set^H5324 in my ward^H4931 whole nights^H3915:

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּקְרָא אַרְיֵה עַל־מִצְפֶּה ׀ אֲדֹנָי אָנֹכִי עֹמֵד תָּמִיד יֹומָם וְעַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אָנֹכִי נִצָּב כָּל־הַלֵּילֹות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א	va/i.yik.Ra'	H7121	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he called out
אַרְיֵ֑ה	'ar.Yeh	H738	HNcmsa	a lion
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
מִצְפֶּ֣ה	mitz.Peh	H4707	HNcmsa	a watchtower
אֲדֹנָ֗/י	'a.do.Nai	H136	HNcmpc/Sp1cs	O Lord
אָנֹכִ֞י	'a.no.Khi	H595	HPp1cs	I
עֹמֵ֤ד	'o.Med	H5975	HVqrmsa	(am) standing
תָּמִיד֙	ta.Mid	H8548	HNcmsa	continually
יוֹמָ֔ם	yo.Mam	H3119	HD	by day
וְ/עַל	ve./'al-	H5921	HC/R	and/ at
מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔/י	mish.mar.T/i	H4931	HNcfsc/Sp1cs	post/ my
אָנֹכִ֥י	'a.no.Khi	H595	HPp1cs	I
נִצָּ֖ב	ni.Tzav	H5324	HVNrmsa	(am) stationed
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
הַ/לֵּילֽוֹת	ha./lei.Lot	H3915	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ nights

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H136 — אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'): an emphatic form of אָדוֹן; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only); (my) Lord.
• H738 — אֲרִי (ʼărîy, ar-ee'): or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).
• H3119 — יוֹמָם (yôwmâm, yo-mawm'): from יוֹם; daily; daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
• H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
• H4707 — מִצְפֶּה (mitspeh, mits-peh'): from צָפָה; an observatory, especially formilitary purposes; watch tower.
• H4931 — מִשְׁמֶרֶת (mishmereth, mish-mer'-reth): feminine of מִשְׁמָר; watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or party; charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
• H5324 — נָצַב (nâtsab, naw-tsab'): a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively); appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H8548 — תָּמִיד (tâmîyd, taw-meed'): from an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice; alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, (n-)ever(-more), perpetual.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H595 — אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'): sometimes, aw-no'-kee; a primitive pronoun; I; I, me, [idiom] which.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• cried, A lion — Isaiah 5:29, Jeremiah 4:7, Jeremiah 25:38, Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44, 1 Peter 5:8
• I stand — Psalms 63:6, Psalms 127:1, Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 62:6, Habakkuk 2:1-2

Reciprocal references (7): Nehemiah 12:25, Psalms 130:6, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 10:1, Acts 12:10, Romans 12:7, Revelation 18:2

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BABYLON, ISAIAH, PERSIA, WATCHMAN

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