Isaiah 21:13

The massa (burden) concerning Arabia: 1 In the ya'ar (forest) of Arabia shall ye encamp 1 O ye caravans of Dedanim. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

In Context

12The shomer said, The boker cometh, and also the lailah; 1 if ye will inquire, inquire ye; 1 shuvu (return), come.

14The inhabitants of Eretz Tema brought mayim 1 to him that was tzameh (thirsty), 1 they met with their lechem him that fled. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:15This was in addition to what he had of the anashei hatarim (merchants), and of the income of traders, and of all the Melachim of Arabia, and of the Governors of the land.

1 Chronicles 1:32Now the Bnei Keturah, Avrahamʼs pilegesh; she bore Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak, and Shuach. And the Bnei Yokshan; Sheva, and Dedan.

Isaiah 13:20Lo lanetzach (not ever) shall it be inhabited, 1 neither shall it be dwelt in ad dor vador; 1 neither shall the Arab pitch ohel there; 1 neither shall the ro'im rest their flock there. 1

Jeremiah 25:24And kol melachim of Arabia, and kol melachim of the mixed multitude rabble that dwell in the desert,

Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the mamlechot of Chatzor, which Nevukhadretzar Melech Bavel shall strike: 1 Thus saith Hashem: 1 Arise ye, go up to Kedar, 1 and plunder the Bnei Kedem. 1

Ezekiel 27:20Dedan was thy merchant in saddle blankets for riding.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 21:12-13

The Watchman Interrogated. ( b. c. 714.) 11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. This prophecy concerning Dumah is very short, and withal dark and hard to be understood. Some think that Dumah is a part of Arabia, and that the inhabitants descended from Dumah the sixth son of Ishmael, as those of Kedar ( v. 16, 17 ) from Ishmael's second… Read the whole commentary →

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