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,
Ver. 6. I have set watchmen upon thy walls,] i.e., Angels, say some, who are called "watchers,"; Daniel 4:13 ; Dan 4:33 See Trapp on " Dan 4:13 " See Trapp on " Dan 4:33 " prophets and pastors, say others, who are as "watchmen upon the walls," to admonish thee by their preaching, and to preserve thee by their prayers to God. Isaiah 21:11 Ezekiel 13:17 ; Eze 31:7
Which shall never hold their peace.] Never but be either praying or preaching. as Act 6:4 Deu 33:10 Augustine desired that death might find him aut precantem nut proedicantem. Of Paul's incessance, see Acts 20:31 1 Thessalonians 3:10 .
Ye that make mention of the Lord.] Or, Ye that are the Lord's remembrancers, that jogged him as it were, and remind him of his people's necessities and miseries. The kings of Israel, Persia, and of other nations, had their Mazkirim, or remembrancers, to mind them of those matters that concerned the weal public, and to these he here alludeth. All the saints are such like officers, and must be active.
Keep not silence.] Be still sueing and soliciting.