Isaiah 21:13

The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.

Young's Literal Translation

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 watchman hath said, 'Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'

14To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:15apart from [that of] the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land.

1 Chronicles 1:32And sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Isaiah 13:20She doth not sit for ever, Nor continueth unto many generations, Nor doth Arab pitch tent there, And shepherds lie not down there.

Jeremiah 25:24And all the kings of Arabia, And all the kings of the mixed people, Who are dwelling in the wilderness,

Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten: 'Thus said Jehovah: Arise ye, go ye up unto Kedar, And spoil the sons of the east.

Ezekiel 27:20Dedan [is] thy merchant, For clothes of freedom 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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