Isaiah 21:11 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”

Isaiah 21:11

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And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, {with} a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. {corn: Heb. son}

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

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Isaiah 21:1

"The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; {so} it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land."

Isaiah 21:2

"A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. {grievous: Heb. hard}"

Isaiah 21:3

"Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing {of it}; I was dismayed at the seeing {of it}."

Isaiah 21:4

"My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. {heart...: or, mind wandered} {turned: Heb. put}"

Isaiah 21:5

"Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, {and} anoint the shield."

Isaiah 21:6

"For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."

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