Isaiah 21:15

For they fled from the charavot (swords), 1 from the drawn cherev, 1 and from the bent keshet (bow), 1 and from the grievousness of milchamah (war).

Orthodox Jewish 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

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

16For thus hath Adonoi said unto me, Within a shanah (year), according to the way a year is counted by a sakhir (hireling, hired servant), all the kavod of Kedar shall end;

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Cross References

Job 6:19The caravans of Tema looked for them; 1 the halichot (traveling companies) of Sheva hoped for them. 1

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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