Isaiah 21:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 The watchman says,
“Morning comes,
and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
come back again.”[a]
Oracle against Arabia
13 An oracle concerning[b] Arabia:
You will spend the night in the thicket in a desert-plateau,[c]
caravans of Dedanites.
14 When you happen to meet[d] the thirsty, bring water.
Inhabitants of the land of Tema came to meet the fugitive with his bread.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:12 Literally “return come”
- Isaiah 21:13 Literally “in”
- Isaiah 21:13 The Hebrew for “in a desert-plateau” is the same as for “concerning Arabia” in the preceding line
- Isaiah 21:14 Literally “Toward encountering”
Isaiah 21:12-14
New International Version
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
A Prophecy Against Arabia
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