Isaiah 21:7

Isaiah 21:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
• New International Version (NIV)When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him listen diligently, very diligently."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care.

Context of Isaiah 21:7

5They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; “Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!” 6This is what the Lord says to me, “Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees. When he sees a chariot, horsemen in pairs, A train of donkeys and a train of camels, Let him pay attention and listen closely, very closely.” 8And the lookout called like a lion, “O Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower by day, And I am stationed every night at my guard post. 9Now look! Here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; And all the carved images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”

Isaiah 21:7 word by word

וְרָ֣אָה רֶ֗כֶב צֶ֚מֶד פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים רֶ֥כֶב חֲמ֖וֹר רֶ֣כֶב גָּמָ֑ל וְהִקְשִׁ֥יב קֶ֖שֶׁב רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• a chariotרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• a coupleצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• of horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• of assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• of camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• and he hearkenedקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• diligentlyקֶ֫שֶׁבqesheb · attentivenessH7182
• with muchרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for Isaiah 21:7

• Isaiah 21:9Now look! Here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; And all the carved images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
• Isaiah 37:24Through your servants you have taunted and defied the Lord, And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, To the remotest parts of Lebanon. I cut down its tallest cedars and its choicest cypress trees; And I will go to its remotest height, its most luxuriant and thickest forest.
• Hebrews 2:1For this reason [that is, because of God’s final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus’ superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth.

Commentaries on Isaiah 21:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And he saw a chariot, etc. "And he saw a chariot with two riders; a rider on an ass, a rider on a camel" - This passage is extremely obscure from the ambiguity of the term רכב recheb, which is used three times, and which signifies a chariot, or any other vehicle, or the rider in it; or a rider on a horse, or any other animal; or a company of chariots, or riders. The prophet may possibly mean a cavalry in two parts, with two sorts of riders; riders on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen - This passage is very obscure from the ambiguity of the word רכב rekeb - chariot.‘ Gesenius contends that it should be rendered cavalry,‘ and that it refers to cavalry two abreast hastening to the destruction of the city. The word רכב rekeb denotes properly a chariot or wagon Judges 5:28; a collection of wagons 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 8:6; 2 Chronicles 9:25; and sometimes refers to the “horses or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The riders were messengers who reported what had taken place on the battlefield.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. chariot, &c.--rather, "a body of riders," namely, some riding in pairs on horses (literally, "pairs of horsemen," that is, two abreast), others on asses, others on camels (compare Is 21:9; Is 22:6). "Chariot" is not appropriate to be joined, as English Version translates, with "asses"; the Hebrew means plainly in Is 21:7, as in Is 21:9, "a body of men riding." The Persians used asses and camels for war [Maurer]. Horsley translates, "One drawn in a car…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 21:7

• Ass (Donkey)
• Babylon
• Camel
• Chariot
• Isaiah
• Persia
• Watchman

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Camel
• Cornfloor
• Watches
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Babel
• Yoke

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