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Someday those who guard the hill country of Ephraim will shout, "Let's go to Zion and worship the Lord our God."

While I was a prisoner in the courtyard of the palace guard, the Lord told me to say

I was led away in chains along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem who were being taken to Babylonia. Nebuzaradan was the officer in charge of the guard, and while we were stopped at Ramah, the Lord had him set me free.

Nebuzaradan, King Nebuchadnezzar's officer in charge of the guard, had left King Zedekiah's daughters and many other people at Mizpah, and he had put Gedaliah in charge of them. But now Ishmael took them all prisoner and led them toward Ammon, on the other side of the Jordan River.

Baruch and I and others in the group had been staying with Gedaliah, because Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian officer in charge of the guard, had ordered him to take care of the king's daughters and quite a few men, women, and children.

I appointed a winged creature to guard your home on my holy mountain, where you walked among gems that dazzled like fire.

The king's official had put a guard in charge of Daniel and his three friends. So Daniel said to the guard,

The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.

After this, the guard let them eat vegetables instead of the rich food and wine.

Nineveh, someone is coming to attack and scatter you. Guard your fortresses! Watch the road! Be brave! Prepare for battle!

While standing guard on the watchtower, I waited for the Lord 's answer, before explaining the reason for my complaint.

God says, "I will stand guard to protect my temple from those who come to attack. I know what's happening, and no one will mistreat my people ever again."

The king was sorry for what he had said. But he did not want to break the promise he had made in front of his guests. So he ordered a guard

Jesus then warned them, "Watch out! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come.

Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.

Then they sat down to guard him.

Pilate said to them, "All right, take some of your soldiers and guard the tomb as well as you know how."

So they sealed it tight and placed soldiers there to guard it.

At once he ordered a guard to cut off John's head there in prison.