# I appointed for you watchmen to listen for the ram's horn

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]])

# appointed for you

The word "you" refers to the people of Israel.

# to listen for the ram's horn

"to listen to the sound of the ram's horn." Yahweh speaks of his warning messages to his prophets as if the messages were a ram's horn 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.