New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 21:5-12
5They 1setH6186 the tableH7979, they 2spreadH6823 out the clothH6844, they eatH398, they drinkH8354; “RiseH6965 up, captainsH8269, oilH4886 the shieldsH4043,” 6For thusH3541 the LordH136 saysH559 to me, “GoH1980, stationH5975 the lookoutH6822, let him 3reportH5046 whatH834 he seesH7200.7When he seesH7200 4ridersH7393, horsemenH6571 in pairsH6776, A trainH7393 of donkeysH2543, a trainH7393 of camelsH1581, Let him payH7181 closeH7182 attentionH7181, veryH7227 closeH7182 attentionH7182.” 8Then 5the lookoutH4707 calledH7121, “6O LordH136, I standH5975 continuallyH8548 by dayH3119 on the watchtowerH4707, And I am stationedH5324 everyH3605 nightH3915 at my guardH4931 postH4931.9Now beholdH2009, hereH2088 comesH935 a troopH376 of ridersH7393, horsemenH6571 in pairsH6776.” And one saidH559, “7FallenH5307, fallenH5307 is BabylonH894; And allH3605 the 8imagesH6456 of her godsH430 9are shatteredH7665 on the groundH776.”10O my 10threshedH4098 people, and my 11afflictedH1121 of the threshingH1637 floorH1637! WhatH834 I have heardH8085 from the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, I makeH5046 knownH5046 to you.
11The 12oracleH4853 concerning 1314EdomH112. One keeps callingH7121 to me from 15SeirH8165, “WatchmanH8104, 16howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915? WatchmanH8104, 17howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915?”12The watchmanH8104 saysH559, “MorningH1242 comesH857 but alsoH1571 nightH3915. IfH518 you would inquireH1158, inquireH1158; ComeH857 backH7725 againH7725.”
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 21:5 Jer 51:39, 57; Dan 5:1-4 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 21:5 Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seating ↩
- 3. Isaiah 21:6 2 Kin 9:17-20 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 21:7 Is 21:9 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 21:8 So DSS; M.T. he called like a lion ↩
- 6. Isaiah 21:8 Hab 2:1 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 21:9 Is 13:19; 47:5, 9; 48:14; Jer 51:8; Rev 14:8; 18:2 ↩
- 8. Isaiah 21:9 Is 46:1; Jer 50:2; 51:44 ↩
- 9. Isaiah 21:9 Lit he has shattered to the earth ↩
- 10. Isaiah 21:10 Jer 51:33; Mic 4:13 ↩
- 11. Isaiah 21:10 Lit son ↩
- 12. Isaiah 21:11 Or burden ↩
- 13. Isaiah 21:11 So the Gr; Heb Dumah, silence ↩
- 14. Isaiah 21:11 Gen 25:14 ↩
- 15. Isaiah 21:11 Gen 32:3 ↩
- 16. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night? ↩
- 17. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night? ↩
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
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