11. A prophecy concerning Dumah (21:11-12)

Some interpreters have taken Dumah to be a wordplay on Edom, as the words are similar in Hebrew. Or it may be the oasis in northern Arabia, Dumet ej Jendel (Oswalt, 398). Again, it is not possible to know for certain. What is certain is that we are talking about the area southeast of Jerusalem. Given the possibility of an attack from that direction, the fate of this area would be very important. But, alas, the response of the watchman is not clear. Morning is coming (good news), but also the night (bad news).