# Is “See eye to eye” in the Bible?

> Yes. “See eye to eye” is in the Bible, at Isaiah 52:8.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/see-eye-to-eye
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

The prophet Isaiah says it about watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem.

## The verse

> Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy, for with their own eyes they will see Yahweh return to Zion.
>
> — [Isaiah 52:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/52#8) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

In the King James Bible the watchmen “see eye to eye” when God returns to Zion: they see it with their own eyes. Today it means to agree, which is not what the verse is about.

## Common questions

### Is “See eye to eye” in the Bible?

Yes. “See eye to eye” is in the Bible, at Isaiah 52:8. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. The prophet Isaiah says it about watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem.

### Where in the Bible is “See eye to eye”?

In Isaiah 52:8. In the Lumin Translation, Isaiah 52:8 reads: “Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy, for with their own eyes they will see Yahweh return to Zion.”

### Who said “See eye to eye”?

The prophet Isaiah says it about watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem.

### What does “See eye to eye” mean in the Bible?

In the King James Bible the watchmen “see eye to eye” when God returns to Zion: they see it with their own eyes. Today it means to agree, which is not what the verse is about.

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