An Oracle against Dumah

11 An oracle(A) against Dumah:[a](B)

One calls to me from Seir,(C)
“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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX read Edom

Oracle regarding Dumah

11 The oracle of Dumah:

One is calling to me from Seir,

“Watchman, what of[a] the night?
    Watchman, what of[b] the night?”

12 The watchman says,

“Morning comes,
    and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
    come back again.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Literally “from”
  2. Isaiah 21:11 Literally “from”
  3. Isaiah 21:12 Literally “return come”