'Watch' in the Bible

And he saith, 'What do I give to thee?' And Jacob saith, 'Thou dost not give me anything; if thou do for me this thing, I turn back; I have delight; thy flock I watch;

Mizpah also, for he said, 'Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;

and it cometh to pass, in the morning watch, that Jehovah looketh unto the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubleth the camp of the Egyptians,

and if the ox is one accustomed to gore heretofore, and it hath been testified to its owner, and he doth not watch it, and it hath put to death a man or woman, the ox is stoned, and its owner also is put to death.

or, it hath been known that the ox is one accustomed to gore heretofore, and its owner doth not watch it, he certainly repayeth ox for ox, and the dead is his.

Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I am Jehovah.

'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

'Take heed, in the plague of leprosy, to watch greatly, and to do according to all that the priests, the Levites, teach you; as I have commanded them ye observe to do;

And Joshua saith, 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;

And Gideon cometh -- and the hundred men who are with him -- into the extremity of the camp, at the beginning of the middle watch (it hath only just confirmed the watchmen), and they blow with trumpets -- dashing in pieces also the pitchers which are in their hand;

And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, 'If thou art not delivering thy life to-night -- tomorrow thou art put to death.'

And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David my father that which Thou spakest to him, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel -- only, if thy sons watch their way, to walk before Me as thou hast walked before Me.

and round about the house of God they lodge, for on them is the watch, and they are over the opening, even morning by morning.

And it cometh to pass, in the going out of the priests from the sanctuary -- for all the priests who are present have sanctified themselves, there is none to watch by courses,

'And now, O Jehovah, God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst speak to him, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel, only, if thy sons watch their way to walk in My law, as thou hast walked before Me.

And none doth enter the house of Jehovah except the priests, and those ministering of the Levites (they go in for they are holy), and all the people keep the watch of Jehovah:

and I add not to turn aside the foot of Israel from off the ground that I appointed to your fathers, only, if they watch to do all that I have commanded them -- to all the law, and the statutes, and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.'

watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.

And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

For a thousand years in Thine eyes are as yesterday, For it passeth on, yea, a watch by night.

Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

Thoughtfulness doth watch over thee, Understanding doth keep thee,

O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

Doth He keep to the age? watch for ever?' Lo, these things thou hast spoken, And thou dost the evil things, and prevailest.

Go, and thou hast proclaimed these words toward the north, and hast said, Turn back, O backsliding Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah! I cause not Mine anger to fall upon you, For I am kind, an affirmation of Jehovah, I watch not to the age.

And it hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah.

On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?

Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

And Jehovah doth watch for the evil, and bringeth it upon us, for righteous is Jehovah our God concerning all His works that He hath done, and we have not hearkened to His voice.

And Jacob doth flee to the country of Aram, And Israel doth serve for a wife, Yea, for a wife he hath kept watch.

And I -- in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.

On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, 'So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure -- as ye have known;'

and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.

And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,

for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.

Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;

as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;

and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'

and he saith to them, 'Exceeding sorrowful is my soul -- to death; remain here, and watch.'

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!

Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find it so, happy are those servants.

watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'

'Therefore, watch, remembering that three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears warning each one;

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.

And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

'Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.