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He cried as a lion: Lord, I stand continually on the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;
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A Reliable Report
The watchman emphasizes his constant, round-the-clock vigilance ('I stand continually... day-time... whole nights'). Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain this isn't a complaint, but proof of his reliability. Because he has been so diligent, his report of Babylon's impending doom is absolutely certain. This highlights that God's prophetic warnings are not idle threats but sure and confirmed realities.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he cried, A lion - Margin, ‘As a lion.’ This is the correct rendering. The particle כ (k) - ‘as,’ is often omitted ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
And he cried, A lion. —Better, As a lion. The cry seems to be the low murmur of the eager, almost angry, impatience by which the …
16th Century
Protestant
And he cried, A lion. “Having listened diligently with careful attention,” he finally observes a lion. This is understood to mean…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he cried, a lion That is, the watchman cried, a lion, or that he saw a lion; not Uriah the priest, as the Septua…
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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