Isaiah 21:15

They are fleeing in order not to be killed by their enemies’ swords and not to be shot in battles by arrows.

Translation for Translators

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

14And you people who live in Tema city in northwest Arabia, must bring food for the ◄refugees/people who are fleeing from their enemies►.

16Yahweh said to me, “Exactly one year from now, all the greatness of the Kedar area in Arabia will end.

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Cross References

Job 6:19The men in those caravans search for some water because they are sure that they will find some.

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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