Isaiah 21:15

Isaiah 21:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
• New International Version (NIV)They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the press of battle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.

Context of Isaiah 21:15

13The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night, Caravans of Dedanites. 14Bring water for the thirsty [Dedanites], O inhabitants of the land of Tema [in Arabia]; Meet the fugitive with bread. For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, from the bent bow And from the press of battle and grief of war. 16For the Lord has said this to me, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired man [who will work no longer than was agreed], all the splendor of [the tribe of] Kedar will end; 17and the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.”

Isaiah 21:15 word by word

כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֥י חֲרָב֖וֹת נָדָ֑דוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י׀ חֶ֣רֶב נְטוּשָׁ֗ה וּמִפְּנֵי֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת דְּרוּכָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י כֹּ֥בֶד מִלְחָמָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For they fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• the drawnנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203
• the bentדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• the grievousnessכֹּ֫בֶדkôbed · heavinessH3514
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Isaiah 21:15

• Job 6:19The caravans of Tema looked [for water], The caravans of Sheba waited for them [in vain].

Commentaries on Isaiah 21:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For they fled - The inhabitants of one part of the land. The grievousness of war - Hebrew, כבד kobed - “the weight, the heaviness, the oppression” of war; probably from the calamities that would result from the march of the Assyrian through their land, either on his way to Judea or to Egypt.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The Arabians lived in tents, and kept cattle. A destroying army shall be brought upon them, and make them an easy prey. We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. Those may know the want of necessary food who now eat bread to the full. Neither the skill of archers, nor the courage of mighty men, can protect from the judgments of God. That is poor glory, which will thus quickly come to nothing. Thus hath the Lord said to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Assyrian weapons of war, such as the drawn sword and the bent bow, were highly advanced compared to the simple weapons used by desert peoples.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. they--the fugitive Dedanites and other Arabs.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 21:15

• Arabians
• Isaiah

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Cornfloor
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Grievous; Grievously; Greievousness
• Isaiah
• Kedar

Commentaries on Isaiah 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings