Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 21:7
7When he sees a chariot with a pair of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him pay attention— very close attention!”
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
5Set the table, spread out the cloth! Eat! Drink! “Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!” 6For Adonai has said to me. “Go, post a watchman— let him declare what he sees! When he sees a chariot with a pair of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, let him pay attention— very close attention!” 8Then he cried out like a lion: “Upon the watch tower, Adonai, I stand continually in the daytime, and stay at my post every night. 9Look! Here comes a chariot of men, with a pair of horsemen.” Then one answered and said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods are broken on the ground.”
Read all of Isaiah 21Isaiah 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 21:9Look! Here comes a chariot of men, with a pair of horsemen.” Then one answered and said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods are broken on the ground.”
- Isaiah 37:24Through your servants, you have blasphemed my Lord and said: ‘With my many chariots I have climbed to the heights of the mountains, to the remotest parts of Lebanon! I cut down its tall cedars and choice cypress trees. I have gone to its farthest peak, its thickest forest.
- Hebrews 2:1For this reason it is necessary for us to pay especially close attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
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
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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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