Isaiah 21:15

For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.

Berean Standard Bible

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 water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.

16For this is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

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Cross References

Job 6:19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

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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