King James Version
Isaiah 52:8 in the King James Version says “Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the L...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 52 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 52:8 · KJV
Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
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.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thy watchmen”
H6822properly, to lean forward, i.e., to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
“shall lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“shall they sing”
H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e., to shout (usually for joy)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“for they shall see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“shall bring again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“when the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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