17 And the watchman+ was standing upon the tower+ in Jezʹre·el,+ and he got to see the heaving mass of Jeʹhu’s [men] as he was coming, and he at once said: “There is a heaving mass [of men] that I am seeing.” At that Je·hoʹram said: “Take a cavalryman and send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is there peace?’”+

6 Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have commissioned watchmen.+ All day long and all night long, constantly, let them not keep still.+

“YOU who are making mention of Jehovah,+ let there be no silence on YOUR part,+

12 Against the walls of Babylon lift up a signal.*+ Make strong the watch.*+ Post the watchmen.* Make ready those lying in ambush.+ For Jehovah both has formed the idea and will certainly do what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon.”+

17 “Son of man, a watchman* is what I have made you to the house of Israel,+ and you must hear from my mouth speech and you must warn them from me.+

3 and he really sees the sword coming upon the land and blows the horn* and warns the people,+

2 At my guard post I will keep standing,+ and I will keep myself stationed upon [the] bulwark;* and I shall keep watch,+ to see what he will speak by* me+ and what I shall reply at the reproof of me.+

45 “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave+ whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?+