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Oracles Concerning Dumah and Arabia

11 The [a]oracle concerning [b](A)Dumah.

One keeps calling to me from (B)Seir,
“Watchman, [c]how far gone is the night?
Watchman, [d]how far gone is the night?”
12 The watchman says,
“Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.”

13 The [e]oracle about [f](C)Arabia.

In the thickets of [g]Arabia you [h]must spend the night,
O caravans of (D)Dedanites.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Or burden of
  2. Isaiah 21:11 Lit Silence; Gr Edom
  3. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  4. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  5. Isaiah 21:13 Or burden
  6. Isaiah 21:13 Or the desert
  7. Isaiah 21:13 Or the desert
  8. Isaiah 21:13 Or will spend

A Prophecy Against Edom

11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(A)

Someone calls to me from Seir,(B)
    “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.”

A Prophecy Against Arabia

13 A prophecy(C) against Arabia:(D)

You caravans of Dedanites,(E)
    who camp in the thickets of Arabia,

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Footnotes

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