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A Message about Arabia

13 A message[a] concerning Arabia.

“You will camp in the thickets in Arabia,
    you caravans of the Dedanites.
14 Bring water for the thirsty,
    you who live in the land of Tema.
        Meet the fugitive with bread,[b]
15 For he has fled[c] from swords,
    from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow,
    and from the heat of battle.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:13 Lit. An oracle
  2. Isaiah 21:14 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads with his bread; 4QIsaa reads and with his bread
  3. Isaiah 21:15 So 1QIsaa; MT reads they have fled

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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