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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?

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”