Proclamation Against Edom
11 aThe1 burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of bSeir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
He calls to me out of bSeir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
Proclamation Against Arabia
13 aThe1 burden against Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies bof Dedanites.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies bof Dedanites.
14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword,
From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.
From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.
16 For thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, aaccording to the year of a hired man, all the glory of bKedar will fail;
17 and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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