Isaiah 21:10-12
Christian Standard Bible
10 My people who have been crushed
on the threshing floor,(A)
I have declared to you
what I have heard from the Lord of Armies,
the God of Israel.
A Pronouncement against Dumah
11 A pronouncement(B) concerning Dumah:[a](C)
One calls to me from Seir,(D)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman said,
“Morning has come, and also night.
If you want to ask, ask!
Come back again.”
Footnotes
- 21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX read Edom
Isaiah 21:10-12
New International Version
10 My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,(A)
I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
from the God of Israel.
A Prophecy Against Edom
11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(B)
Someone calls to me from Seir,(C)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.
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