Oracles about Edom and Arabia

11 The [a]oracle concerning [b](A)Edom.

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

13 The [e]oracle about (C)Arabia.

In the thickets of Arabia you [f]must spend the night,
O caravans of (D)Dedanites.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Or burden
  2. Isaiah 21:11 So the Gr; Heb Dumah, silence
  3. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  4. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  5. Isaiah 21:13 Or burden
  6. Isaiah 21:13 Or will spend