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Berean Standard Bible

“On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,”

Isaiah 62:6

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Isaiah 62 is a promise that God will not remain silent until Jerusalem is vindicated. It uses images of a bride, a crown and a renamed city to describe restoration.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

World English Bible (WEB)

I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on Yahweh, take no rest,

King James Version (KJV)

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

American Standard Version (ASV)

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah`s remembrancers, take ye no rest,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Sobre tus muros, oh Jerusalem, he puesto guardas; todo el día y toda la noche no callarán jamás. Los que os acordáis de Jehová, no ceséis,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Oh Jerusalén, sobre tus muros he puesto centinelas que ni de día ni de noche dejan de decir: No descansen todos los que oran,

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