ISA 62:6 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν τειχῶν σου Ἱερουσαλὴμ κατέστησα φύλακας ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν καὶ ὅλην τὴν νύκτα, οἳ διὰ τέλους οὐ σιωπήσονται μιμνησκόμενοι Κυρίου.
(Kai epi tōn teiⱪōn sou Hierousalaʸm katestaʸsa fulakas holaʸn taʸn haʸmeran kai holaʸn taʸn nukta, hoi dia telous ou siōpaʸsontai mimnaʸskomenoi Kuriou. )

BrTr And on thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.

ULT ⇔ I have put watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;
⇔ all day and all night they are continually not silent.
⇔ You who are reminding Yahweh, do not pause.

UST You people of Jerusalem, I have placed watchmen on your walls;
⇔ they will earnestly pray to Yahweh day and night.
⇔ You watchmen, you must not stop praying
⇔ and reminding Yahweh about what he has promised to do.

BSB ⇔ On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen;
⇔ they will never be silent day or night.
⇔ You who call on the LORD
⇔ shall take no rest for yourselves,

OEB ⇔ Over your walls, Jerusalem,
⇔ I have appointed watchmen;
⇔ all the day and night
⇔ they never hold their peace.
⇔ You whose task it is
⇔ to keep the Lord in mind,

WEBBE ⇔ I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.
⇔ They will never be silent day nor night.
⇔ You who call on the LORD, take no rest,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
⇔ they should keep praying all day and all night.
⇔ You who pray to the Lord, don’t be silent!

LSV “On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen,
All the day and all the night,
Continually, they are not silent.” O you remembering YHWH, do not keep silence for yourselves,

FBV I have placed watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they won't ever be silent, day or night.[fn] You who pray to the Lord, don't ever stop and take a rest.

62:6 It was the duty of watchmen to regularly give a report by calling out. In this case it could be the prophets who are represented as Jerusalem's watchmen.

T4T You people of Jerusalem, I have placed watchmen on your walls;
⇔ they will [LIT] earnestly pray to Yahweh day and night.
⇔ You watchmen, you must not stop praying
⇔ and reminding Yahweh about what he has promised to do!

LEB • all day and all night they shall never be silent. • You who profess Yahweh have no rest.

BBE I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, they shall never hold their peace day nor night: 'Ye that are the LORD'S remembrancers, take ye no rest,

ASV I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah’s remembrancers, take ye no rest,

DRA Upon thy wails, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen all the day, and all the night, they shall never hold their peace. You that are mindful of the Lord, hold not your peace,

YLT 'On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,

Drby I have set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem; all the day and all the night they shall never hold their peace: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, keep not silence,

RV I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are the LORD’S remembrancers, take ye no rest,

Wbstr I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

KJB-1769 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,[fn]
(I have set watchmen upon thy/your walls, O Yerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye/you_all that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, )

62.6 make…: or, are the LORD’s remembrancers

KJB-1611 [fn]I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles, O Ierusalem, which shall neuer hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keepe not silence:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

62:6 Or, ye that are the LORDs remembrancers.

Bshps I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles O Hierusalem, which shall neither ceasse day nor night to preache the Lorde: and ye also that remember the Lorde, ye shall not kepe him close,
(I have set watchmen upon thy/your walls O Yerusalem, which shall neither cease day nor night to preach the Lord: and ye/you_all also that remember the Lord, ye/you_all shall not keep him close,)

Gnva I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles, O Ierusalem, which all the day and all the night continually shall not cease: ye that are mindfull of the Lord, keepe not silence,
(I have set watchmen upon thy/your walls, O Yerusalem, which all the day and all the night continually shall not cease: ye/you_all that are mindfull of the Lord, keep not silence, )

Cvdl I wil set watchme vpo thy walles (o Ierusalem) which shall nether ceasse daye nor night, to preach ye LORDE. And ye also shall not kepe him close,
(I will set watchme upo thy/your walls (o Yerusalem) which shall neither cease day nor night, to preach ye/you_all LORD. And ye/you_all also shall not keep him close,)

Wycl Jerusalem, Y haue ordeyned keperis on thi wallis, al dai and al niyt with outen ende thei schulen not be stille. Ye that thenken on the Lord, be not stille,
(Yerusalem, I have ordained keepers on thy/your wallis, all day and all niyt without end they should not be stille. Ye/You_all that think on the Lord, be not stille,)

Luth O Jerusalem, ich will Wächter auf deine Mauern bestellen, die den ganzen Tag und die ganze Nacht nimmer stille schweigen sollen und die des HErr’s gedenken sollen, auf daß bei euch kein Schweigen sei,
(O Yerusalem, I will Wächter on your walls bestellen, the the entire Tag and the ganze night nimmer silence schweigen sollen and the the LORD’s gedenken sollen, on that at you kein Schweigen sei,)

ClVg Super muros tuos, Jerusalem, constitui custodes; tota die et tota nocte in perpetuum non tacebunt. Qui reminiscimini Domini, ne taceatis,[fn]
(Super muros tuos, Yerusalem, constitui custodes; tota day and tota nocte in perpetuum not/no tacebunt. Who reminiscimini Master, not taceatis, )

62.6 Super muros tuos. ID. Apostolos, prædicatores, qui Ecclesiam muniunt, quorum custodes angeli sunt. Unde: Omnes administratorii spiritus sunt, propter eos missi, qui hæreditatem capiunt salutis Hebr. 1.. Vel muri Ecclesiarum apostolorum discipuli, quorum custodes ipsi apostoli.

62.6 Super muros tuos. ID. Apostolos, prælet_him_sayores, who Ecclesiam muniunt, quorum custodes angeli are. Whence: All_of_them administratorii spiritus are, propter them missi, who inheritance capiunt salutis Hebr. 1.. Vel muri Ecclesiarum apostolorum discipuli, quorum custodes ipsi apostoli.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) I have put

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in walls,your Yerushalayim appointed watchmen all/each/any/every the=day and=all the=night always not silent the,remind DOM YHWH not rest for,you_all )

Here “I” may refer to Isaiah or to Yahweh.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) watchmen on your walls

This refers to prophets, officials, or possibly angels, who are constantly praying for the people of Jerusalem like watchmen who constantly guard the city. See how you translated “watchmen” in Isaiah 52:8 and Isaiah 56:10.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

(Occurrence 0) they are not silent day or night

This means they are continually pleading to Yahweh or calling to each other. Alternate translation: “they are earnestly praying to Yahweh throughout the entire day” (See also: figs-merism)

Parallel ISA 62:6