Isaiah 21:8

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“He cried like a lion: "Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.”

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📚 Other Translations

23 available

📖 English

ASV

And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;

BBE

And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:

DARBY

And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.

DRB

And a lion cried out: I am upon the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day: and I am upon my ward, standing whole nights.

JPS

And he cried as a lion: "Upon the watch-tower, O Lord, I stand continually in the daytime, And I am set in my ward all the nights."

KJV

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:

LXX Brenton

Hearken with great attention, and call thou Urias to the watch-tower: the Lord has spoken. I stood continually during the day, and I stood in the camp all night:

WEB

He cried like a lion: "Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

YLT

And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.

📖 French

CRAMPON

Et elle a crié comme un lion «Sur la tour du guet, Seigneur, je me tiens, sans cesse tout le jour, et à mon poste je suis debout toutes les nuits.

DARBY_FR

et elle cria comme un lion: Seigneur, je me tiens dans la vedette constamment, de jour, et je suis là faisant ma garde toutes les nuits...

LS1910

Puis elle s'écria, comme un lion: Seigneur, je me tiens sur la tour toute la journée, Et je suis à mon poste toutes les nuits;

📖 German

LUT1545

Und ein Löwe rief: HERR, ich stehe auf der Warte immerdar des Tages und stelle mich auf meine Hut alle Nacht.

LUT1912

Und wie ein Löwe ruft er: Herr, ich stehe auf der Warte immerdar des Tages und stelle mich auf meine Hut alle Nacht.

📖 Greek

Codex Alexandrinus

καὶ εἶδον ἀναβάτας ἱππεῖς δύο ἀναβάτην ὄνου καὶ ἀναβάτην καμήλου ἀκρόασαι ἀκρόασιν πολλὴν

📖 Hebrew

Leningrad Codex

וַיִּקְרָא אַרְיֵה עַל־מִצְפֶּה אֲדֹנָי אָנֹכִי עֹמֵד תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וְעַל־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי אָנֹכִי נִצָּב כָּל־הַלֵּילוֹת׃ ‬

📖 Italian

Diodati1885

E gridò, come un leone: Io sto, Signore, del continuo nella veletta di giorno, e sto in piè nella mia guardia tutte le notti.

📖 Polish

Gdansk

Tedy zawołał jako lew: Panie mój! jać stoję na straży ustawicznie we dnie; nawet na straży mojej staję na każdą noc.

📖 Portuguese

ALM1628

E clamou: Um leão, meu Senhor! Sobre a torre de vigia estou em pé continuamente de dia, e de guarda me ponho noites inteiras.

ALM1753

Então clamou aquele que viu: Senhor, sobre a torre de vigia estou em pé continuamente de dia, e de guarda me ponho todas as noites.

📖 Spanish

BO1569

Y gritó: León sobre atalaya. Señor, estoy yo continuamente todo el dia, y las noches enteras sobre mi guarda.

RV1909

Y gritó como un león: Señor, sobre la atalaya estoy yo continuamente de día, y las noches enteras sobre mi guarda:

RVA

Y gritó como un león: Señor, sobre la atalaya estoy yo continuamente de día, y las noches enteras sobre mi guarda:

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🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)

Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.

🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)

The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.

🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)

Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)

Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.

🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)

Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.

🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)

Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.

🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)

Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.

🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)

Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.

🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)

Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.

🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)

German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.

🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)

Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.

🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)

Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.

Old Testament Sources

🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)

The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.

🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)

English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.

🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)

Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.

🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)

English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.

🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)

Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.

🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)

English translation of the Samaritan Torah.

🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)

Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.

🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)

English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.