Isaiah 21:15

For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

In Context

14Bring ye water to meet the thirsty! The inhabitants of the land of Tema come forth with their bread for him that fleeth.

16For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

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Cross References

Job 6:19The caravans of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba counted on them:

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 21:14-17

The Doom of Arabia. ( b. c. 714.) 13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. 14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. 15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: 17 And the… Read the whole commentary →

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