A Prophecy Against Edom

11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(A)

Someone calls to me from Seir,(B)
    “Watchman, what is left of the night?
    Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman replies,
    “Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
    and come back yet again.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.

A mysterious dialogue

11 An oracle about Dumah.[a]

Someone is calling to me from Seir:
    “Guard, how long is the night?
    Guard, how long is the night?”
12 The guard said,
    “Morning has come, but it is still night.
    If you must inquire, inquire;
        come back again.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 21:11 LXX Edom