Key Verse Spotlight
Isaiah 21:12 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.”
Isaiah 21:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. {brought: or, bring ye}
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