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For thus has the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he sees:
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A Vision of Judgment
Commentators agree that God's command to Isaiah to "set a watchman" is part of a divine vision, not a literal historical event. This visionary method was used to make the future destruction of Babylon feel immediate and certain to the prophet and his audience.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Go, set a watchman - This was said to Isaiah in the vision. He represents himself as in Babylon, and as hearing God command him to …
19th Century
Anglican
Go, set a watchman ... —The prophet is, as it were, placed in vision on a lofty watchtower, and reports what meets his ga…
16th Century
Protestant
For thus has the Lord said to me. The Prophet is commanded to set a watchman on the watchtower, to see these things at a distance…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For thus has the Lord said to me This is a confirmation of the above prophecy from the Lord himself, he showing to t…
Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the gr…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of the desert of the sea. Here the prophet threatens the enemies who oppressed Israel by taking their goods, e…
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