Isaiah 21:11–12
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Bad News for Seir
21:11Here is a message about Dumah:19
Someone calls to me from Seir,20
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”21
21:12The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but then night.22
If you want to ask, ask;
come back again.”23
Footnotes
- 19 The noun דּוּמָה (dumah) means “silence,” but here it is a proper name, probably referring to a site in northern Arabia or to the nation of Edom. See 189 II דּוּמָה. If Dumah was an area in northern Arabia, it would be of interest to the Edomites because of its strategic position on trade routes which they used. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (), 1:.
- 20 Seir is another name for Edom. See 973 שֵׂעִיר.
- 21 The “night” probably here symbolizes distress and difficult times. See 539 לַיְלָה.
- 22 Dumah will experience some relief, but it will be short-lived as night returns.
- 23 The point of the watchman’s final instructions (“if you want to ask, ask; come again”) is unclear. Perhaps they are included to add realism to the dramatic portrayal. The watchman sends the questioner away with the words, “Feel free to come back and ask again.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The oracle concerning Dumah.
One is calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what time of the night?
Watchman, what time of the night?”
The watchman says:
“Morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
come back again.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A prophecy against Dumah:
Someone calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
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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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A pronouncement concerning Dumah:
One calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
The watchman said,
“Morning has come, and also night.
If you want to ask, ask!
Come back again.”
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
This message came to me concerning Edom:
Someone from Edom keeps calling to me,
“Watchman, how much longer until morning?
When will the night be over?”
The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.
If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The oracle of Dumah:
One is calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
The watchman says,
“Morning comes,
and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
come back again.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
The burden of Dumah.
He calleth to me out of Seir,
Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?
The watchman said,
The morning cometh, and also the night:
If ye will inquire, inquire ye:
Return, come.
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