10 O my (A)threshed people, and my [a]afflicted of the threshing floor!
What I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel, I make known to you.

Oracles about Edom and Arabia

11 The [b]oracle concerning [c](B)Edom.

One keeps calling to me from (C)Seir,
“Watchman, [d]how far gone is the night?
Watchman, [e]how far gone is the night?”
12 The watchman says,
“Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:10 Lit son
  2. Isaiah 21:11 Or burden
  3. Isaiah 21:11 So the Gr; Heb Dumah, silence
  4. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  5. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?