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And a lionאַרְיֵהcried out,וַיִּקְרָא“On the watchtower,עַל מִצְפֶּהAdonai,אֲדֹנָיIאָנֹכִיstandעֹמֵדcontinuallyתָּמִידby day,יוֹמָםand at my postוְעַל מִשְׁמַרְתִּיIאָנֹכִיam stationedנִצָּבeveryכָּלnight.הַלֵּילוֹת
Isaiah 21:8
Study it in the app“And a lion cried out, “On the watchtower, Adonai, I stand continually by day, and at my post I am stationed every night.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:8, word by word
- And a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- cried outיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- “On the watchtowerמִצְפֶּהmitspe
watchtower
Watchtower: a high place from which one keeps watch and sees far.
Where else “mitspe” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- standעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- by dayיוֹמָםyomam
by day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appears- and at my postמִשְׁמַרְתִּmishmarti
watch
A group of men who keep watch or serve in turns.
Where else “mishmarti” appears- am stationedנִצָּבnitsav
stand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsav” appears- nightלֵּילוֹתlelot
night
Night.
Where else “lelot” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“A lion” (אַרְיֵה): so the Hebrew text reads; an ancient Hebrew manuscript of Isaiah says “the one who looked.”
The context
7And when he sees chariots, pairs of horsemen, chariots of donkeys, chariots of camels, let him pay attention with attention, much attention.”
8 · This verse (above)
9And look, here comes a chariot of men, pairs of horsemen!” And he answered and said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon, and all the carved images of its gods he has shattered to the ground!”