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

5Look! They are preparing a feast. They put down carpets for people to sit on. They are eating and they are drinking. Officers, stand up! Make your shields ready for battle! 6This is what the Lord God has said to me: ‘Go! Put someone on the city wall to watch. Tell him to report what he sees. If he sees chariots that two horses are pulling, or riders on donkeys, or riders on camels, he must watch very carefully.’ 8Then the guard shouted, ‘Lord God, I am standing every day on the tower where I watch. I stand at my place every night. 9And look! Something is coming! It is a chariot that two horses are pulling!’ The rider reports, ‘An enemy has completely destroyed Babylon! All the idols of its people's gods lie in pieces 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 21:9And look! Something is coming! It is a chariot that two horses are pulling!’ The rider reports, ‘An enemy has completely destroyed Babylon! All the idols of its people's gods lie in pieces on the ground!’
• Isaiah 37:24You have sent your servants to insult the Lord God. You have said, ‘I have taken all my chariots and I have gone up high mountains, the highest mountains in Lebanon. I have cut down its tall cedar trees, and I have cut down its best pine trees. I went up to its highest places, and I went far into its forests.
• Hebrews 2:1So we must be very careful. We must continue to remember the message that we have heard about God's Son. Then we will not go in the wrong direction, and turn away from God.

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