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Oracles Concerning Dumah and Arabia

11 The [a]oracle concerning [b](A)Dumah.

One keeps calling to me from (B)Seir,
“Watchman, [c]how far gone is the night?
Watchman, [d]how far gone is the night?”
12 The watchman says,
“Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Or burden of
  2. Isaiah 21:11 Lit Silence; Gr Edom
  3. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?
  4. Isaiah 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?

A Pronouncement against Dumah

11 A pronouncement(A) concerning 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. 21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX read Edom