Isaiah 21:13

Isaiah 21:13

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?”

12 The watchman said,
“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.

14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
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.

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.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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PROPHECY THAT ARABIA WOULD BE OVERRUN BY A FOREIGN FOE WITHIN A YEAR. (Isaiah 21:13-17)

upon—that is, respecting.

forest—not a grove of trees, but a region of thick underwood, rugged and inaccessible; for Arabia has no forest of trees.

travelling companies—caravans: ye shall be driven through fear of the foe to unfrequented routes (Isaiah 33:8; Judges 5:6; Jeremiah 49:8 is parallel to this passage).

Dedanim—In North Arabia (Genesis 25:3; Jeremiah 25:23; Ezekiel 25:13; Ezekiel 27:20; a different "Dedan" occurs Genesis 10:7).

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