Bible Verses About Watchmen

Unto the walls of Babylon lift up an ensign, Strengthen the watch, Establish the watchers, prepare the ambush, For Jehovah hath both devised and done that which He spake, Concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, `Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.

`Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land--when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.

And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,

And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them--a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

And Pilate said to them, `Ye have a watch, go away, make secure--as ye have known;'

and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.

saying, `Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him--we being asleep;

and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.'

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.