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Isaiah 21:8

Isaiah 21:8
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he cried, a lion,.... That is, the watchman cried, a lion, or that he saw a lion; not Uriah the priest, as the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And he cried, A lion - Margin, ‘As a lion.’ This is the correct rendering. The particle כ (k) - ‘as,’ is not…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 21:1-10

We had one burden of Babylon before (ch. 13); here we have another prediction of its fall. God saw fit thus to possess…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

If the text be right, the first clause must read: And he cried (like) a lion (Rev 10:3).

My lord The A.V. seems here to…