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13 This is a message for Arabs who live in the barren desert in the region of Dedan:[a]

You must order your caravans
14 to bring water for those
    who are thirsty.
You people of Tema[b]
must bring food
    for the hungry refugees.
15 They are worn out and weary
from being chased by enemies
    with swords and arrows.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.13 Dedan: A region in northwest Arabia.
  2. 21.14 Tema: A region in north Arabia.

A Prophecy Against Arabia

13 A prophecy(A) against Arabia:(B)

You caravans of Dedanites,(C)
    who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
14     bring water for the thirsty;
you who live in Tema,(D)
    bring food for the fugitives.
15 They flee(E) from the sword,(F)
    from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
    and from the heat of battle.

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