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The voice of your watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when Yahweh returns to Zion.
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A Joyful Proclamation
Commentators explain that the 'watchmen' represent spiritual leaders who are the first to see and announce God's redemptive work. Their response is not a quiet whisper but a loud, united, and joyous song. This serves as a model for the church to boldly and joyfully proclaim the good news of God's salvation and presence with His people.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your watchmen - This language is taken from the custom of placing watchmen on the walls of a city, or on elevated towers, who could see if a…
19th Century
Anglican
Thy watchmen ... —The sentinels see the heralds from their watch-towers (Isaiah 21:6; Habakkuk 2:1), and s…
16th Century
Protestant
The voice of your watchmen. He continues his argument, for he shows that there will be such a restoration of the people that the messenger…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The watchmen shall lift up the voice Not the Levites in the temple, nor the prophets of the Old Testament; rather th…
The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…
13th Century
Catholic
Arise, arise. Here the prophet addresses the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a li…
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