The prophet, after three years silence enjoined him now hath his mouth opened by new commission. To the chidldren of thy people; to the Jews in general, to who he had not spoken since what he spake in the 24th chapter, Say unto them; propound a parable unto then When; if at any time. The sword; war, or any sore judgment. Take a man; choose out a man who live on the borders, and knows the avenues and the ways the enemy will most likely come to assault them. Set him for their watchman; appoint him to watch the coasts, that they may not be surprised.
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Ezekiel 33:2
2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: