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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 21, Verse 8

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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:
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:
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;
New English Translation
Then the guard cries out:“On the watchtower, O Lord, I stand all day long; at my post I am stationed every night.
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.
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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.
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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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The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
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The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
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The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
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The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
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For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
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And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken [it].
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The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?