Isaiah 21:13

21:12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

KJV

The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanim.

21:14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. brought: or, bring ye

What does Isaiah 21:13 mean?

Isaiah 21:13 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַשָּׂא (massâʼ), עֲרָב (ʻĂrâb), יַעַר (yaʻar). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

The

burdenמַשָּׂאmassâʼ/mas-saw'/H4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

upon

Arabia.עֲרָבʻĂrâb/ar-awb'/H6152Arab (i.e. Arabia), a country East of Palestine

the

forestיַעַרyaʻar/yah'-ar/H3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)

ArabiaעֲרָבʻĂrâb/ar-awb'/H6152Arab (i.e. Arabia), a country East of Palestine

shall

lodge,לוּןlûwn/loon/H3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)

travelling

companiesאֹרְחָהʼôrᵉchâh/o-rekh-aw'/H736a caravan

Dedanim.דְּדָנִיםDᵉdânîym/ded-aw-neem'/H1720Dedanites, the descendants or inhabitants of Dedan

Commentary on Isaiah 21:13

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 21:13

This chapter is one of the most excellent in all this book, both for argument to persuade us to be religious and for directions therein. I. We must be constant to our duty because that is the way to be happy, ver. 1-4 . II. We must live a life of dependence upon God because that is the way to be safe, ver. 5 . III. We must keep up the fear of God because that is the way to be healthful, ver. 7, 8 . IV. We must serve God with our estates because that is the way to be rich, ver. 9, 10 . V. We must hear afflictions well because that is the way to get good by them, ver. 11, 12 . VI. We must take pains to obtain wisdom because that is the way to gain her, and to gain by her, ver. 13-20 . VII. We must always govern ourselves by the rules of wisdom, of right reason and religion, because that is the way to be always easy, ver. 21-26 . VIII. We must do all the good we can, and no hurt, to our neighbours, because according as men are just or unjust, charitable or uncharitable, humble or haughty, accordingly they shall receive of God, ver. 27-35 . From all this it appears what a tendency religion has to make men both blessed and blessings.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 5:26

Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. cometh in: Heb. ascendeth

Psalms 21:4

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

Psalms 34:11

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Isaiah 9:11

Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; join: Heb. mingle

Isaiah 21:16

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

Isaiah 21:17

And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. archers: Heb. bows

Isaiah 32:17

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

Romans 5:1

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. little: or, for a little time

Topics

Arabians Ishmaelites, the Travellers

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 21:13 say?

Isaiah 21:13 (King James Version) reads: "The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim."

Is Isaiah 21:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 21:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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