King James Version (KJV)

Isaiah 21:6

“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.”

Verse in context — Isaiah 21

My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

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:

Prophecies of judgment and hope, pointing to the coming Messiah.