For they fled - The inhabitants of one part of the land.
The grievousness of war - Hebrew, כבד kobed - “the weight, the heaviness, the oppression” of war; probably from the calamities that would result from the march of the Assyrian through their land, either on his way to Judea or to Egypt.
CHAPTER 21 The Burdens of the Desert of the Sea, of Dumah, and Arabia 1. _The burden of the desert of the sea (Babylon) (Isaiah 21:1)_ 2. _The burden of Dumah (Isaiah 21:11)_ 3. The burden upon Arabi...
ORACLE ON THE DEDANITES. Date and authorship are unknown. If by Isaiah it may refer to an expected invasion in 720 or 711. Probably Isaiah 21:16 f, is an appendix, the original oracle, Isaiah 21:13. b...
THEY FLED. From the Assyrian invaders....
The oracle on Arabia, Isaiah 21:13 A vision (Isaiah 21:13) and its interpretation (Isaiah 21:16). A caravan of the merchant-tribe of Dedan is seen driven by stress of war from the regular route, and...
The caravans have deserted the frequented paths, because of armed bands scouring the country. 16 F. The interpretation of the vision is regarded by many commentators as a later appendix similar to ch...
THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND OF TEMA— Or, _O ye inhabitants of the land of Tema, bring ye water to him that is thirsty; prevent, or meet the fugitive with bread,_ Isaiah 21:15. _For they flee._ We have...
b. EDOM AND ARABIA TEXT: Isaiah 21:11-17 11 The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? 12 The watchman said, The morning comet...
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. FOR THEY FLED - the fugitive Dedanites and other Arabs....
JUDGMENT UPON ARABIA This section concerns the N. Arabian tribes. For the occasion see prefatory note on Isaiah 21:11; Isaiah 21:12. 13-17. Owing to the incursions of the As Syrians the Dedanite car...
Tema was 200 miles south of Dumah. The last king of Babylon lived there. Dedan is 90 miles south of Tema. Both are in the desert between Babylon and Judah. The inhabitants of Dedan and Tema must provi...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 21 ENEMIES DESTROY BABYLON V1 A special message about Babylon that God gave to Isaia...
כִּֽי ־מִ פְּנֵ֥י חֲרָבֹ֖ות נָדָ֑דוּ מִ פְּנֵ
In this chapter we have prophecies concerning Babylon, Dumah, and Arabia. With regard to Babylon, the prophet has seen the vision of the whirlwind sweeping against it, and so terrible is it that he is...
The Arabians and Dedanims are here brought in for a portion of the calamities now hanging over the countries to be made desolate. It is probable, that the latter were the descendants of Dedan, a son o...
15._For they flee from the face of the swords. _(74) He means that the calamity will be dreadful, and that the Arabians will have good reason for betaking themselves to flight, because the enemies wil...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of Je...
FOR THEY FLED FROM THE SWORDS,.... Of their enemy, whom they could not withstand; perhaps the Assyrian army: FROM THE DRAWN SWORD; just ready to be sheathed in them: AND FROM THE BENT BOW; just goin...
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. Ver. 15. _For they fled from the swords, &c._] Swords, bows, battle to all the rest. Cros...
_The inhabitants of the land of Tema_ Another part of Arabia, (of which see Job 6:19; Jeremiah 25:23,) namely, the posterity of Tema, Ishmael's son; _brought water to him that was thirsty_ To the Deda...
For they fled from the swords, as the enemy advanced upon Dedan, FROM THE DRAWN SWORD AND FROM THE BENT BOW AND FROM THE GRIEVOUSNESS OF WAR, which was rolling over them like a mighty giant....
AGAINST EDOM AND ARABIA...
FROM THE DRAWN SWORD: Or, for fear. _Heb._ from the face...
13-17 The Arabians lived in tents, and kept cattle. A destroying army shall be brought upon them, and make them an easy prey. We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. Those may...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Isaiah 21:15 fled H5074 (H8804) from H6440 swords H2719 from H6440 drawn H5203 (H8803) sword H2719 From...
THE BURDEN UPON ARABIA (ISAIAH 21:13). Arabia is not offered such hope. She is rightly apprehensive, and her troops, which had been involved in the alliance, have returned as fugitives. And she has n...
CHAPTER 21 THE BURDENS ON THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA, ON DUMAH AND ON ARABIA. We now come to the second five of the ten burdens. And here we pause to note the careful way in which the prophecy has been...
CONTENTS: Four burdens anticipating Sennacherib's invasion. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: Neither the skill of archers nor the courage of mighty men can protect a people from the judgments of...
Isaiah 21:1. _The desert of the sea._ The army which invaded Babylon came not directly against it; but Cyrus made a circuitous route, and collected part of his army from the deserts and mountains towa...
_The burden upon Arabia_ ARABIA The term “Arabia,” in the Old Testament, is not used in such a wide sense as in modern English, and denotes merely a particular, tribe, having its home in the norther...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 21:1 Five new oracles reveal God’s ruling and judging the wilderness by the sea (Isaiah 21:1), Dumah ...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 21:13 The third oracle shows fugitives running from violence. ⇐ ⇔...
THE GRIEVOUSNESS OF WAR Isaiah 21:15. _The grievousness of war_. In our quiet sanctuary, so full of holy and peaceful memories, let us think about war; the more deeply we do so, the more will the ap...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 21:1 THE BURDEN OF THE DESERT OF THE SEA. This is a short and somewhat vague, but highly poetic, "burden of Babylon" It is probably an earlier prophecy than...
Shall we turn to Isaiah, chapter 21. Isaiah begins this particular prophecy and addresses it to Babylon which was referred to as, The desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass (Isaiah 21:1)...
Job 6:19; Job 6:20...