Isaiah 21:14

Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

In Context

13The burden in Arabia. In the forest at evening you shall sleep, in the paths of Dedanim.

15For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:15Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.

1 Chronicles 1:30And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

Proverbs 25:21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:

Romans 12:20But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

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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