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10 O my threshed people and my afflicted of the threshing floor!
    What I have heard from the Lord of Hosts,
the God of Israel,
    I have declared to you.

A Prophecy Against Edom

11 The oracle of Dumah.

He calls to me out of Seir,
    “Watchman, how far gone is the night?
    Watchman, how far gone is the night?”
12 The watchman says,
    “The morning comes and also the night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
    return again.”

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10 My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,(A)
    I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
    from the God of Israel.

A Prophecy Against Edom

11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(B)

Someone calls to me from Seir,(C)
    “Watchman, what is left of the night?
    Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
    “Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
    and come back yet again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.