Watchmen
10 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
9 sections
- (Blind) of Careless Ministers
- (Looking for the Morning) of Anxious Waiting for God
- Citizens Sometimes Acted As
- Danger of Sleeping on Their Posts, Referred To
- Neglecting to Give Warning Punished with Death
- Often Interrogated by Passengers
- Paraded the Streets at Night to Preserve Order
- Soldiers Generally Acted As
- Vigilance of, Vain Without God's Protection
(Blind) of Careless Ministers
- Isaiah 56:10 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
(Looking for the Morning) of Anxious Waiting for God
- Psalm 130:5–6 I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. …
Citizens Sometimes Acted As
- Nehemiah 7:3 And I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at …
Danger of Sleeping on Their Posts, Referred To
- Matthew 28:13–14 and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ …
Neglecting to Give Warning Punished with Death
- Ezekiel 33:6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
Often Interrogated by Passengers
- Isaiah 21:11 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Paraded the Streets at Night to Preserve Order
- Song of Solomon 3:3 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
- Song of Solomon 5:7 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
Soldiers Generally Acted As
- Matthew 27:65–66 “You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” …
Vigilance of, Vain Without God's Protection
- Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
Related topics
Watchmen in Time of DangerWatchmen of MinistersWatchmen were StationedWatchmen were Relieved by TurnsWatchmen were Stationed in the Streets of CitiesWatchman
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.