Isaiah 21:8
King James Version (KJV)
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:
In context
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7 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:
8 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:
9 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.
10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Isaiah 21:8 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- WEB World English Bible
- He cried like a lion: “Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he crieth — a lion, 'On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he cried, a lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day time, and I am set in my ward whole nights.