Isaiah 21:14

They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.

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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 on Arabia. You will lodge in the thickets in Arabia, you caravans of Dedanites.

15For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

1 Chronicles 1:30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Romans 12:20Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on 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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