'Watched' in the Bible
and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.
And David saith unto Abner, 'Art not thou a man? and who is like thee in Israel? but why hast thou not watched over thy lord the king? for one of the people had come in to destroy the king, thy lord.
Not good is this thing which thou hast done; Jehovah liveth, but ye are sons of death, in that ye have not watched over your lord, over the anointed of Jehovah; and now, see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water which is at his bolster.'
He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.
Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And -- My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.
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.
While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation that saveth not.
And by a prophet hath Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet it hath been watched.