Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought (s) water to him that was thirsty, they met with their bread him that fled.
(s) Signifying that for fear they will not tarry to eat or drink.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought (s) water to him that was thirsty, they met with their bread him that fled.
(s) Signifying that for fear they will not tarry to eat or drink.
Verse Isaiah 21:14. _THE LAND OF TEMA_ - "The southern country"] Θαιμαν, _Sept_.; Austri, _Vulg_. They read תימן _teiman_, which seems to be right; for probably the inhabitants of Tema might be invol...
OF THE LAND OF TEMA - Tema was one of the sons of Ishmael Genesis 25:15, and is supposed to have populated the city of Thema in Arabia Deserta. The word denotes hero one of the tribes of Ishmael, or o...
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...
TEMA. Descendants of Abraham through Hagar and Ishmael (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32) : both mentioned in Jeremiah 25:23.Job 6:19
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 are reduced to the direst straits through having to shun the stations on the regular route where alone their stock of food and water could be replenished. The prophet calls on the inhabit...
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...
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. TEMA - a kindred tribe: an oasis in that region (). BROUGHT WATER TO HIM...
21:14 fleeth. (b-23) Or 'come to meet him that fleeth, with bread for him.'...
The Edomites (INHABITANTS OF.. TEMA) succour the fugitives. PREVENTED, etc.] RV 'did meet the fugitives with their bread.'...
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...
לִ קְרַ֥את צָמֵ֖א הֵתָ֣יוּ מָ֑יִם יֹשְׁבֵי֙ א
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...
_Water. To neglect this was to be accessary to another's death, in those dreary regions, chap. xvi. 3., and Deuteronomy xxiii. 2._...
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...
14._To meet the thirsty bring waters. _(72) He heightens the description of that trembling with which the Lord had determined to strike the Arabians in such a manner that they thought of nothing but f...
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...
THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND OF TEMA,.... This country had its name from Tema, one of the sons of Ishmael, Genesis 25:15. The Targum calls it the land of the south, as if it was Teman. These people wer...
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. Ver. 14. _Brought water to the thirsty._] Or, Bring forth water wherewith to...
_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...
The inhabitants of the land of Tema, a province with its capital city in this section of Arabia, BROUGHT WATER TO HIM THAT WAS THIRSTY, to the fugitives of Dedan; THEY PREVENTED WITH THEIR BREAD HIM T...
AGAINST EDOM AND ARABIA...
BROUGHT: Or, bring ye...
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...
TEMA; a part of Arabia; of which see JOB 6:19 JEREMIAH 25:23. THEY PREVENTED WITH THEIR BREAD HIM THAT FLED; whereby he implies that those other Arabians, against whom this prophecy is principally dir...
Isaiah 21:14 inhabitants H3427 (H8802) land H776 Tema H8485 Bring H857 (H8689) water H4325 him H7125 ...
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. ⇐ ⇔...
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)...
1 Chronicles 1:30; 1 Peter 4:9; Genesis 25:15; Isaiah 16:3; Isaiah 16:4
Tema — A part of Arabia. Fled — Whereby he implies, that those other Arabians, against whom this prophecy is principally directed, should be reduced to great scarcity, and forced to flee for their liv...