Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
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Gill's Exposition
The watchmen shall lift up the voice,.... Not the Levites in the temple, nor the prophets of the Old Testament; rather the evangelists and apostles of Christ; best of all Gospel ministers in the…
Barnes' Notes
Thy watchmen - This language is taken from the custom of placing watchmen on the walls of a city, or on elevated towers, who could see if an enemy approached, and who of course would be the first to…
The removal of the Jews from Babylon to their own land again is here spoken of both as a mercy and as a duty; and the application of Isa 52:7 to the preaching of the gospel (by the apostle, Rom 10:15)…
Cambridge Bible
Thy watchmen … sing Render, Hark, thy watchmen! they lift up the voice, together do they sing (see R.V.). Although the prophets are often called "watchmen" (ch. Isa 56:10; Hab 2:1; Jer 6:17; Eze 33:2…
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