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# I appointed for you watchmen to listen for the trumpet
Yahweh speaks of his prophets as if they were watchmen who were sent to warn the people of danger. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# appointed for you
The word "you" refers to the people of Israel.
# to listen for the trumpet
"to listen to the sound of the trumpet." Yahweh speaks of his warning messages to his prophets as if the messages were a trumpet being blown to warn people about the danger that would come. The prophets were to listen to the warning and tell the people about it.