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

Oracles Concerning Dumah and Arabia

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

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 of
  3. Isaiah 21:11 Lit Silence; Gr Edom
  4. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  5. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?

10 My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,(A)
    I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
    from the God of Israel.

A Prophecy Against Edom

11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(B)

Someone calls to me from Seir,(C)
    “Watchman, what is left of the night?
    Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
    “Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
    and come back yet again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.