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Isaiah 21:8

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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:

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  1. Isaiah 21:6

    For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

  2. Isaiah 21:7

    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:

  3. Isaiah 21:9

    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.

  4. Isaiah 21:10

    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.

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