Isaiah 21:6
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
צָפָה
tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Key Terms in This Verse
צָפָה tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Study H6822 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
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