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Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
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Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
New International Version
8 And the lookout[a](A) shouted,
“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;
every night I stay at my post.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac; Masoretic Text A lion
Isaiah 21:8
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Isaiah 21:8
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8 [a]Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the (A)watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:8 DSS Then the observer cried, “My Lord!
Isaiah 21:11
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Isaiah 21:11
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11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
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Isaiah 21:11
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Isaiah 21:11
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A Prophecy Against Edom
11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(A)
Someone calls to me from Seir,(B)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.
Isaiah 21:11
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Isaiah 21:11
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Proclamation Against Edom
11 (A)The [a]burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of (B)Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:11 oracle, prophecy
Isaiah 21:12
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Isaiah 21:12
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12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
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Isaiah 21:12
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Isaiah 21:12
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12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
Isaiah 21:12
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Isaiah 21:12
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12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
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