Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who profess Yahweh have no rest.
New American Standard Bible
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who
King James Version
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Holman Bible
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.
International Standard Version
"Upon your walls, Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; all day and all night they won't remain silent. You who make mention of the LORD, take no rest,
A Conservative Version
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem. They shall never keep silent day nor night. Ye who are LORD's reminders, take ye no rest,
American Standard Version
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
Amplified
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,
Bible in Basic English
I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,
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 remembrance, keep not silence,
Julia Smith Translation
I appointed those watching over thy walls, O Jerusalem: all the day and all the night continually they shall not be silent: ye remembering Jehovah, no stillness to you.
King James 2000
I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.
Modern King James verseion
I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who will not always be silent all the day nor all the night; you who remember Jehovah, do not be silent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Upon the walls of Jerusalem, I have set keepers which shall never cease, neither by day nor yet by night.
NET Bible
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!
New Heart English Bible
I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they shall never be silent, day or night. You who call on the LORD, take no rest,
The Emphasized Bible
Upon thy walls O Jerusalem, have I appointed watchmen, All the day and all the night through, let them not hold their peace, - O ye that put Yahweh in mind, Do not take rest to yourselves,
Webster
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
World English Bible
I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: you who call on Yahweh, take no rest,
Youngs Literal Translation
'On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,
Themes
Christian ministers » Watchmen
Jews, the » Pray importunately for
Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Names » Of ministers » Watchmen
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » The church
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Remembrance » The duty of remembering » Remembrancers, the duty of believers to act as
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
religious Testimony » How and where to be given » Unceasingly
Titles and names of ministers » Watchmen
Walls » Of cities » Kept by watchmen night and day
Watchfulness » God especially requires in ministers
Watchmen » Illustrative » Of ministers
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 62:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Zion's New Identity
5 For [as] a young man marries a virgin, [so] shall your sons marry you, and [as is the] joy of [the] bridegroom over [the] bride, [so] shall your God rejoice over you. 6 I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who profess Yahweh have no rest. 7 And you must not give him rest until he establishes, and until he {makes} Jerusalem {an object of praise} in the earth.
Cross References
Isaiah 52:8
The voices of your watchmen! They lift up [their] voices; together they sing for joy; for they {clearly} see Yahweh's return [to] Zion.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen [are] blind, none of them know. They [are] all dumb dogs; they are unable to bark, panting, lying down, loving to slumber.
2 Chronicles 8:14
And in accord with the ordinance of David his father he appointed working groups of priests for their service, Levites for their responsibilities for praise and cultic service before the priests {according to the daily requirement}, and the gatekeepers in their working groups, gate by gate. For thus David the man of God had commanded.
Ezekiel 3:17-21
"Son of man, I have appointed you [as] a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me.
Ezekiel 33:2-9
"Son of man, speak to {your people}, and you must say to them, 'A land, if I bring over it a sword and the people of the land take a man, one from their number, and they appoint him for them as a watchman,
Psalm 74:2
Remember your congregation [that] you bought long ago, [when] you redeemed the tribe of your inheritance. [Remember] {Mount Zion} where you have dwelt.
Jeremiah 6:17
And I raised up watchmen over you: 'Listen attentively to [the] sound of a horn.' But they said, 'We will not listen attentively.'
Genesis 32:26
Then he said, "Let me go, for dawn is breaking." But he answered, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
Psalm 134:1-2
Look, bless Yahweh, all [you] the servants of Yahweh, who {serve} in the house of Yahweh by night.
Isaiah 62:1
For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.
Luke 11:5-13
And he said to them, "Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves,
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.
Genesis 32:12
Now you yourself said, 'I will surely deal well with you and make your offspring as the sand of the sea that cannot be counted for abundance.'"
Numbers 14:17-19
But now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, just has you spoke,
Psalm 74:18
O Yahweh, remember this: [the] enemy taunts, and foolish people treat your name with contempt.
Song of Songs 3:3
The sentinels who go about in the city found me. "Have you seen the one whom my {heart} loves?"
Song of Songs 5:7
The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me-- {those sentinels on the walls}!
Isaiah 43:26
Take me to court; let us enter into judgment together. You, {make an account} so that you may be in the right.
Matthew 15:22-27
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came [and] cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter [is] severely possessed by a demon!"
Luke 18:1-8
And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,
Luke 18:39
And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Acts 10:4
And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.
Acts 10:31
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charitable deeds have been remembered before God.
1 Corinthians 12:28
and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
Ephesians 4:11-12
And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers
1 Thessalonians 5:17
pray constantly,
Revelation 4:6-8
And before the throne [was something] like a sea of glass, like crystal, and in the midst of the throne and around the throne [were] four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
Revelation 6:10
and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "{How long}, holy and true Lord, will you not judge and avenge our blood from those who live on the earth?"